Aerodynamic and Stability Analysis of Blended Wing Body Aircraft

Sanjiv Paudel; Shailendra Rana; Saugat Ghimire; Kshitiz Kumar Subedi; Sudip Bhattrai

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Aerodynamic and Stability Analysis of Blended Wing Body Aircraft

Sanjiv Paudel, Shailendra Rana, Saugat Ghimire, Kshitiz Kumar Subedi, Sudip Bhattrai

Published in International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 4, Issue 4)

Received: 17 May 2016 Accepted: 12 June 2016 Published: 23 June 2016

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The main purpose of the paper is to study the aerodynamic and stability characteristics of a blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft. This paper presents the estimation and selection of aircraft design parameters, planform design, reflex airfoils, and conduct thorough stability investigation of the aircraft. A conceptual design of BWB aircraft has been done and the design was analyzed and refined to achieve static stability. The CFD analysis of the BWB aircraft was done at three different values of angle-of-attack (AOA) and thus the stall AOA was determined from the computational results. The dynamic stability of the aircraft has been studied under five modes namely- short period, phugoid, Dutch-roll, roll and spiral. The static stability has been achieved with a wide positive value of static margin. Results also show that the aircraft is dynamically stable for longitudinal and lateral modes when subjected to disturbances in respective conditions. The BWB aircraft fulfils the criteria of Class I Category B aircraft and shows flight level 1 characteristics in all stability modes.

Published in	International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (Volume 4, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmea.20160404.12
Page(s)	143-151
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Blended-Wing-Body Aircraft, Reflex Airfoils, Static Stability, Dynamic Stability, Stability Modes

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Sanjiv Paudel, Shailendra Rana, Saugat Ghimire, Kshitiz Kumar Subedi, Sudip Bhattrai. (2016). Aerodynamic and Stability Analysis of Blended Wing Body Aircraft. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications, 4(4), 143-151. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijmea.20160404.12

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Sanjiv Paudel; Shailendra Rana; Saugat Ghimire; Kshitiz Kumar Subedi; Sudip Bhattrai. Aerodynamic and Stability Analysis of Blended Wing Body Aircraft. Int. J. Mech. Eng. Appl. 2016, 4(4), 143-151. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20160404.12

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Sanjiv Paudel, Shailendra Rana, Saugat Ghimire, Kshitiz Kumar Subedi, Sudip Bhattrai. Aerodynamic and Stability Analysis of Blended Wing Body Aircraft. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2016;4(4):143-151. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20160404.12

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Sanjiv Paudel

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering-Central Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
Shailendra Rana

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering-Central Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
Saugat Ghimire

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering-Central Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
Kshitiz Kumar Subedi

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering-Central Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
Sudip Bhattrai

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute of Engineering-Central Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal

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Sanjiv Paudel; Shailendra Rana; Saugat Ghimire; Kshitiz Kumar Subedi; Sudip Bhattrai. Aerodynamic and Stability Analysis of Blended Wing Body Aircraft. Int. J. Mech. Eng. Appl. 2016, 4(4), 143-151. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20160404.12

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Sanjiv Paudel, Shailendra Rana, Saugat Ghimire, Kshitiz Kumar Subedi, Sudip Bhattrai. Aerodynamic and Stability Analysis of Blended Wing Body Aircraft. Int J Mech Eng Appl. 2016;4(4):143-151. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20160404.12

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