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Sloshing Wing Dynamics

Project description

Investigating the impact of fuel movement on aircraft wing aerodynamics

Fuel sloshing is an important effect for any moving vehicle. Given that most aircraft have fuel stored in the wings, manufacturers are considering this effect to create optimal wing structures. The EU-funded SLOWD project will develop advanced numerical and experimental techniques to further investigate the effect of sloshing on the dynamics of flexible, wing-like structures carrying fuel. Its main goal is to provide a holistic approach to the quantification of energy-dissipation effects associated with the liquid movement inside the fuel tanks as the wing undergoes dynamic excitations. Researchers expect to see a 50 % increase in the damping of the wing structure.

Objective

SLOshing Wing Dynamics (SLOWD) aims to investigate the effect of sloshing on the dynamics of flexible, wing-like structures carrying a liquid (fuel), through the development of experimental, numerical and analytical methods, and to use sloshing to reduce the loads occurring from gusts and turbulence.

Its main goal is to provide a holistic approach (both experimental and numerical) in order to quantify the energy-dissipation effects associated with the liquid movement inside the fuel tanks, as the wing undergoes dynamic excitations. An increase of the order of 50% in the damping characteristics of the structure is expected.

Call for proposal

H2020-MG-2018-2019-2020

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Sub call

H2020-MG-2018-TwoStages

Coordinator

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
Net EU contribution
€ 516 700,00
Address
PEGASUS HOUSE, AEROSPACE AVENUE, FILTON
BS34 7PA Bristol
United Kingdom

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Region
South West (England) Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost
€ 516 700,00

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