Optimization design of an blended wing body underwater glider’s configuration

Qiaogao Huang, Guanshan Liu, Yunlong Ma, Guang Pan, Da Lv

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Abstract

For the blended-wing-body underwater gliders, lift-to-drag ratio which is mainly determined by the profile foils is one of the most important performance parameters. In this paper, GUI functions based on MATLAB code are applied to form an optimization system. Parametric model of the foil are described by Class function/shape function transformation (CST) method. XFOIL, an open-source code is employed to compute the hydrodynamic performance of the profile foils. Genetic algorithm is used to finish the optimization of the foils which derived from the profiles of one original blended-wing-body underwater gliders. The optimization result showed that the lift-to-drag ratio of the profile foils rises up to 36%. By using the optimized foils, the new blended-wing-body underwater glider gets its improvements in maximum lift-to-drag ratio, range of attack angle with high lift-to-drag ratio and payload capacity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 OCEANS - MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Oceans, OCEANS - Kobe 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781538616543
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Dec 2018
Event2018 OCEANS - MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Oceans, OCEANS - Kobe 2018 - Kobe, Japan
Duration: 28 May 201831 May 2018

Publication series

Name2018 OCEANS - MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Oceans, OCEANS - Kobe 2018

Conference

Conference2018 OCEANS - MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Oceans, OCEANS - Kobe 2018
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityKobe
Period28/05/1831/05/18

Keywords

  • Blended-wing-body underwater gliders
  • Class function/shape function transformation (CST)
  • Genetic algorithm
  • Wing optimization
  • XFOIL open-source code

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