A CFD study on the strut interference on a regional aircraft wind-tunnel model

• Published in: IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 1024; no. 1; pp. 12047 - 12054
• Main Authors: Russo, S, Müller, J, Alderman, J, Paletta, N, Adden, S, Ruiz-Calavera, L P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Aerodynamic forces; Aerodynamic interference; Aircraft; Aircraft models; Incidence angle; Mathematical models; Model testing; Sideslip; Struts; Wind tunnel models; Wind tunnel testing; Wind tunnels

The aim of this paper is to investigate the aerodynamic interference effects of typical devices supporting aircraft models during wind tunnel tests by means of CFD tools. This work proposes the use of steady RANS simulations of the flow field in order to predict the interference produced by two diff...