Browsing Engineering by Subject "Sailplane"

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    • Analysis of total energy probes for sailplane application 

      Aucamp, Nanette (North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)
      Sailplane manufacturers who strive to design and build the best competition sailplanes in the world try to outwit their competitors through improved gliding performance. Although significant effort is made to make the ...

    • CFD analysis of the heat transfer from a self-launch sailplane radiator 

      Le Roux, Juan Pieter (North-West University (South Africa), 2019)
      A self-launch sailplane is an aircraft equipped with a retractable engine/propeller combination which can take-off on its own power. The engine can also be used to extend flights if necessary. The engine-driven propeller ...

    • Development of the JS-2 landing gear system 

      Genis, Marcel de Graaff (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)
      The aim of this study was to review literature for the most suitable landing gear components used in modern gliders in order to develop a landing gear system that will adhere to the geometrical constraints of the JS-2 ...

    • Experimental investigation of water absorption in polymer-matrix composite structures 

      Du Plessis, Sean Daniel (North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)
      Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs) are commonly used in modern sailplanes in the primary load-bearing structure. All competition-class sailplanes make use of water ballast tanks in the wings to improve performance in certain ...

    • Multi-point aerodynamic optimisation of sailplane horizontal tailplanes 

      Van Rooyen, Anrich (North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2015)
      A new horizontal tailplane for a high performance sailplane was developed through multi-point aerodynamic optimisation. This was achieved through the use of logged flight data, from which the operating spectrum of the ...

    • Sailplane fuselage aerodynamic optimization using CFD 

      Swart, P.D. (North-West University (South Africa), 2020)
      In sailplane aerodynamic design, the foremost validation technique applied is computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation due to its ability to obtain accurate aerodynamic information without the need for a wind tunnel. ...