TY - GEN
T1 - An Evaluation of Uncertainty for the Dragonfly Aircraft in the 14-By-22-Foot Subsonic Wind Tunnel
AU - Asiatico, Jackson T.
AU - Mitchell, Benjamin
AU - Miles, Zachary
AU - Kinzel, Michael P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - The Dragonfly mission, aimed at exploring Titan’s carbon chemistry and biosignatures, presents unique challenges due to Titan’s distinct atmospheric conditions. This study contrasts Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations with experimental data from NASA Langley’s 14-By-22-Foot Subsonic Tunnel, focusing on a half-scale model of Dragonfly. Despite the efficacy of wind tunnels, replicating Titan’s environment is complex, leading to reliance on CFD for comprehensive understanding. However, CFD faces limitations, including computational constraints and lack of existing validation data. This research aims to quantify CFD model uncertainties against wind tunnel experiments, enhancing model validation and informing engineering decisions to aid in the rapid development of the Dragonfly vehicle.
AB - The Dragonfly mission, aimed at exploring Titan’s carbon chemistry and biosignatures, presents unique challenges due to Titan’s distinct atmospheric conditions. This study contrasts Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations with experimental data from NASA Langley’s 14-By-22-Foot Subsonic Tunnel, focusing on a half-scale model of Dragonfly. Despite the efficacy of wind tunnels, replicating Titan’s environment is complex, leading to reliance on CFD for comprehensive understanding. However, CFD faces limitations, including computational constraints and lack of existing validation data. This research aims to quantify CFD model uncertainties against wind tunnel experiments, enhancing model validation and informing engineering decisions to aid in the rapid development of the Dragonfly vehicle.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85203538070
SN - 9781624107160
T3 - AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024
BT - AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024
PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc, AIAA
T2 - AIAA Aviation Forum and ASCEND, 2024
Y2 - 29 July 2024 through 2 August 2024
ER -