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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Truss-Braced Wing"”.
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Aeroelastic Analysis of Truss-Braced Wing Aircraft: Applications for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
… the aeroelastic behavior of very flexible truss-braced wing (TBW) aircraft designs obtained through a multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) framework. Several improvements to previous analysis methods were developed and validated. Firstly, a flutter constraint was developed and the …
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Investigating Aerodynamic Coefficients and Stability Derivatives for Truss-Braced Wing Aircraft Using OpenVSP
… of transporting mediums increases. The SUGAR Truss-Braced Wing (TBW) aircraft is a venture of Boeing, NASA and Virginia Tech for the N+3 generation of aircraft. These high-aspect-ratio aircraft are being designed with the aim to improve the structural and aerodynamic performance by …
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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of a Medium Range Transonic Truss-Braced Wing Transport Aircraft
… techniques to explore the effectiveness of the truss-braced (TBW) and strut-braced (SBW) wing configurations in enhancing the performance of medium range, transonic transport aircraft. The truss and strut-braced wing concepts synergize structures and aerodynamics to create a planform with …
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Software for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Truss-Braced Wing Aircraft with Deep Learning based Transonic Flutter Prediction Model
… approach is designed for large aspect-ratio wings and attached flow. The framework employs particle swarm optimization with penalty functions for exploring optimal Transonic Truss Braced Wing (TTBW) aircraft design, similar to the Boeing 737-800 type of mission with a cruise Mach of 0.8, a …
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The Effect of Reducing Cruise Altitude on the Topology and Emissions of a Commercial Transport Aircraft
… design configurations, such as the strut- braced wing and the truss-braced wing aircraft designs, in order to improve aircraft performance and reduce the impact of aircraft emissions as compared to a typical cantilever wing design. Research performed by Virginia Tech in conjunction with …
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Assessment of RANS Turbulence Models for Strut-Wing Junctions
… Design Optimization (MDO) studies show the Strut/Truss Braced Wing (SBW/TBW) concept has the potential to save a significant amount of fuel over conventional designs. For the SBW/TBW concept to achieve these reductions, the interference drag at the wing strut juncture must be small compared to …
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Structural Optimization and Design of a Strut-Braced Wing Aircraft
… Design Optimization (MDO) by implementing truss-braced wing concepts in combination with other advanced technologies and novel design innovations. A considerable reduction in drag can be obtained by using a high aspect ratio wing with thin airfoil sections and tip-mounted engines. However, …
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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of a Strut-Braced Wing Aircraft
… Optimization (MDO) to investigate the use of truss-braced wing concepts in concert with other advanced technologies to obtain a significant improvement in the performance of transonic transport aircraft. The truss topology introduces several opportunities. A higher aspect ratio and decreased …
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Aerodynamic Analysis of Variable Geometry Raked Wingtips for Mid-Range Transonic Transport Aircraft
Previous applications have shown that a wingtip treatment on a commercial airliner will reduce drag and increase fuel efficiency and the most common types of treatment are blended winglets and raked wingtips. With Boeing currently investigating novel designs for its next generation of airliners, a …
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Trim Angle of Attack of Flexible Wings Using Non-Linear Aerodynamics
… of future high-performance aircraft (Blended-Wing Body, Truss-Braced wing, High Speed Civil transport, High-Altitude Long Endurance aircraft and future military aircraft). Also, the availability of supercomputers has made it now possible to employ high-fidelity models (Computational Fluid …