Project description DEENESFRITPL Advancing active flow control technologies for more efficient aircraft Active control of air flow over aircraft wings can significantly improve aerodynamic performance. The pulsed jet actuator is a particularly promising technology – compared to constant blowing, it can suppress flow separation much more effectively. The EU-funded WINGPULSE project plans to develop and demonstrate advanced pulsed jet actuator concepts for flow separation control. Researchers will target efficiencies that exceed state of the art – the technology should reduce the net mass flow by a factor of at least 3. To achieve its aims, the project will gather experts in wind tunnel testing, large-scale flow control testing and high-fidelity simulations. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Flow separation on aircraft wings has been notoriously linked with loss of lift and extra drag. Furthermore, the recent development of larger, more efficient Ultra High Bypass Ratio (UHBR) engines requires slat cut backs at the juncture of the engine pylon, which significantly promotes separation at high angles of attack. WP1.5 of Clean Sky 2 (CS2) Large Passenger Aircraft (LPA) Programme has been dedicated to addressing this very issue by developing active flow control (AFC) strategies. Among the various AFC techniques proposed in the literature, the pulsed jet actuator (PJA) control has been regarded as a particularly promising one as it suppression separation effectively and with much lower mass flow than the continuous blowing actuation. WINGPULSE is specifically designed to unlock the potential of the PJA technique by combining the expertise of UNOTT in wind tunnel experiments, high-fidelity simulations and control design and the cutting-edge infrastructure and expertise of large-scale flow control testing at ILOT. The overarching aim of WINGPULSE is to develop and demonstrate PJA concepts for flow separation control with efficiency beyond the state-of-the-art (reducing the net mass flow by a factor of 3-5. UNOTT and ILOT will bring together their respective expertise in Computational Fluid Dynamics, aerodynamics, high integrity wind tunnel testing and development of novel flow control actuation systems, including pulsed jet actuator systems, to deliver the two models that facilitate the flow control test programme for UHBR integration in Clean Sky LPA WP1.5.3. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraftnatural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsfluid dynamicscomputational fluid dynamicsengineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaeronautical engineering Keywords Computational Fluid Dynamics Flow Control Pulsed Jet Actuators Programme(s) H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme H2020-EU.3.4.5.1. - IADP Large Passenger Aircraft Topic(s) JTI-CS2-2019-CfP10-LPA-01-86 - Develop and test Power Efficient Actuation Concepts for Separation Flow Control at large aerodynamic areas requiring very low actuation energy Call for proposal H2020-CS2-CFP10-2019-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM Net EU contribution € 485 210,00 Address University Park NG7 2RD Nottingham United Kingdom See on map Region East Midlands (England) Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Nottingham Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 485 210,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all SIEC BADAWCZA LUKASIEWICZ-INSTYTUT LOTNICTWA Poland Net EU contribution € 413 125,00 Address UL. AL KRAKOWSKA 110/114 02-256 WARSZAWA See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 413 125,00
