Gurney Flap Height Emerges as Key to Formula 1 Wing Downforce
A combined wind-tunnel and GA-ANN-CFD study of a Formula 1-style front wing shows flap height dominates downforce gains while slotting ...
Tag: aerodynamics
Blade-End Riblets Cut Compressor Cascade Losses by About Six Percent
Riblets applied near the blade root in a linear compressor cascade reduced total pressure loss by about six percent at ...
Serrated Airfoils Reshape Stall Behavior in CFD, Wind Tunnel and Machine Learning Study
A combined CFD, wind tunnel and neural network analysis shows trailing-edge serrations raise stall angles on NACA 0012 airfoils while ...
Simulated 737 MAX 8 reveals transonic shocks and peak cruise efficiency
A computational study of a simplified Boeing 737 MAX 8 in cruise condition identified a representative baseline configuration, a critical ...
Reinforcement learning curbs drag in turbulent bluff-body wakes
A wind-tunnel reinforcement-learning system reduced drag and saved energy in a turbulent bluff-body wake, outperforming model-based baselines two to fourfold.
NACA 2412 Leads Five-Airfoil Low-Speed CFD Comparison
A controlled CFD comparison found NACA 2412 had the highest lift-to-drag ratio among five NACA 24-series airfoils, while a scaled ...
Wind Turbine Blades Lose Up to 9% Power as Leading-Edge Erosion Progresses, Wind Tunnel Study Shows
Wind tunnel experiments on staged leading-edge erosion geometries show progressive blade damage cuts rotor power by up to 9 percent, ...
Flight Data Meets Its Match: Smarter Look-up Tables Tame the Bias-Variance Trade-off in Aerodynamic Models
Researchers in South Korea have developed a nested optimization method that builds multivariable look-up tables for aerodynamic discrepancy models from ...
A New Mathematical Blueprint for Flight: Closed-Form Equations Bring Aerobatic Manoeuvres Into the Classroom
Researchers have derived a closed-form nonlinear model of longitudinal aircraft motion that, free of experimental data tables, recovers classic stability ...
Aerospace Engineering Faces Six Grand Challenges That Will Define Flight’s Next Century
From AI-certified autonomy to scramjets and hydrogen propulsion, a new analysis maps the six technology frontiers that will decide the ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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