eVTOL Developers Return to Wind Tunnels to Study Complex Aerodynamics
A summary links renewed wind-tunnel testing to limits in computational fluid dynamics models of tilting rotors and propeller-wing interactions.
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A summary of eVTOL development work says engineers are returning to wind-tunnel testing to examine aerodynamic effects that current computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models do not fully capture, including interactions between propellers and wings and the aerodynamics of tilting rotors.
The summary identifies tilting-rotor aerodynamics and propeller-wing interaction as challenges for computational fluid dynamics.
Why it matters
Wind-tunnel testing lets engineers study airflow around aircraft models under controlled conditions. The described challenges involve interactions among moving components and airflow, which can be difficult for computational models to represent.
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