Numerical Simulation of Seaplane Wave Ground Effect with Crosswind

doi:10.16356/j.1005-1120.2021.S.001

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Numerical Simulation of Seaplane Wave Ground Effect with Crosswind

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Under the absolute coordinate system， the unsteady Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes （URANS） equations and the k-ω SST turbulence model are solved using the finite volume method to simulate the aerodynamic characteristics of large seaplane flying with the ground-effect above wavy surface. The velocity inlet wave-making method and the volume of fluid model are used to accurately simulate the linear regular waves and to precisely capture the free surface. This paper studies the influence of the sideslip angle on the aerodynamic characteristics of large seaplane when it is cruising above wavy water. The results show that the wave surface mainly affects the pressure distribution on the lower surface of the wing. When the sideslip angle varies from 0° to 8°， the varying of frequency of aerodynamic forces is consistent with the wave encounter frequency， and both periods are 0.6 s. With the increase of the sideslip angle， the lift coefficient and the pitching moment coefficient decrease. However， when the sideslip angle is smaller than 4°， the decrease amplitude is small， and the significant decrease occurs above 4° and during the whole process of the change of sideslip angle， the aerodynamic fluctuation amplitude is almost unchanged. As the drag coefficient increases with the increase of sideslip angle， significant increase also occurs when the value is greater than 4°， and the fluctuation amplitude does not show any correlations. The rolling moment coefficient and yaw moment coefficient increase with the increase of the sideslip angle， and the fluctuation amplitudes of both increase linearly with the increase of the sideslip angle.

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