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Numerical Simulation of the Flow around the Ducted Fan of a Quadcopter and Determination of Its Thrust Characteristics in Various Flight Modes

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A numerical simulation of the flow induced by rotation of the ducted fan blades of a quadcopter is carried out using the vortex-resolving approach that assumes solution of the full Navier–Stokes equations. Based on the numerical simulation results, the aerodynamic characteristics of the ducted fan are determined in various flight modes with asymmetric airflow over the surface swept by the propeller. In the problem formulation, various angles of the ducted fan rotation plane deviation from the vertical were considered for various flight modes of a multicopter type aircraft as well as characteristics of the non-perturbing incident air flow.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation during the implementation of the project “Fundamental Foundations of Mechanics, Monitoring and Control Systems for Unmanned Aviation Systems with Shaping Structures Deeply Integrated with Power Plants, and Unique Properties Not Used Today in Manned Aviation”, FEFM-2020-0001.

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    P. V. Denisenko & P. S. Chernyshov

  2. Kingston University, River House, 53–57 High Street, KT1 1LQ, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, UK

    K. N. Volkov

  3. Baltic State Technical University “VOENMEH”, ul. 1ya Krasnoarmeiskaya 1, 190005, St. Petersburg, Russia

    L. O. Vokin

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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Aviatsionnaya Tekhnika, 2021, No. 2, pp. 49 - 56.

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Denisenko, P.V., Chernyshov, P.S., Volkov, K.N. et al. Numerical Simulation of the Flow around the Ducted Fan of a Quadcopter and Determination of Its Thrust Characteristics in Various Flight Modes. Russ. Aeronaut. 64, 224–232 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068799821020082

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