Evaluation of Aerodynamic and Sonic Boom Performance of Supersonic Transport Aircrafts with Multiple Wing Configurations

In this study, two-dimensional airfoil shapes obtained in aerodynamic optimizations are converted to three-dimensional wing models and then their aerodynamic and sonic boom performance are evaluated. The airfoil shapes analyzed are the diamond, Busemann, new supersonic biplane (NSB), and triplane ai...

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Main Authors: Wataru Yamazaki, Shu Ishida
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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description In this study, two-dimensional airfoil shapes obtained in aerodynamic optimizations are converted to three-dimensional wing models and then their aerodynamic and sonic boom performance are evaluated. The airfoil shapes analyzed are the diamond, Busemann, new supersonic biplane (NSB), and triplane airfoil configurations. The NSB is a modified version of the Busemann biplane airfoil proposed in previous studies. The triplane airfoil configuration is obtained in this study by maximizing the lift-to-drag ratio using an aerodynamic topology optimization method. Based on the obtained two-dimensional airfoil shapes, three-dimensional multiple (biplane/triplane) wing configurations are designed. The aerodynamic and sonic boom performance of these configurations is evaluated in detail through three-dimensional flow analyses as well as acoustic propagation analyses. The aerodynamic superiority of the multiple wing configurations is confirmed in this study.
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spelling doaj-art-f27a27f5a8f74c6a86dbc974e7ea22cd2025-08-20T03:47:49ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102025-05-0112542110.3390/aerospace12050421Evaluation of Aerodynamic and Sonic Boom Performance of Supersonic Transport Aircrafts with Multiple Wing ConfigurationsWataru Yamazaki0Shu Ishida1Department of Science of Technology Innovation, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata 940-2188, JapanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology, Niigata 940-2188, JapanIn this study, two-dimensional airfoil shapes obtained in aerodynamic optimizations are converted to three-dimensional wing models and then their aerodynamic and sonic boom performance are evaluated. The airfoil shapes analyzed are the diamond, Busemann, new supersonic biplane (NSB), and triplane airfoil configurations. The NSB is a modified version of the Busemann biplane airfoil proposed in previous studies. The triplane airfoil configuration is obtained in this study by maximizing the lift-to-drag ratio using an aerodynamic topology optimization method. Based on the obtained two-dimensional airfoil shapes, three-dimensional multiple (biplane/triplane) wing configurations are designed. The aerodynamic and sonic boom performance of these configurations is evaluated in detail through three-dimensional flow analyses as well as acoustic propagation analyses. The aerodynamic superiority of the multiple wing configurations is confirmed in this study.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/5/421supersonic airfoil/wingairfoil topologyaerodynamic optimizationsonic boom
spellingShingle Wataru Yamazaki
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Evaluation of Aerodynamic and Sonic Boom Performance of Supersonic Transport Aircrafts with Multiple Wing Configurations
Aerospace
supersonic airfoil/wing
airfoil topology
aerodynamic optimization
sonic boom
title Evaluation of Aerodynamic and Sonic Boom Performance of Supersonic Transport Aircrafts with Multiple Wing Configurations
title_full Evaluation of Aerodynamic and Sonic Boom Performance of Supersonic Transport Aircrafts with Multiple Wing Configurations
title_fullStr Evaluation of Aerodynamic and Sonic Boom Performance of Supersonic Transport Aircrafts with Multiple Wing Configurations
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of Aerodynamic and Sonic Boom Performance of Supersonic Transport Aircrafts with Multiple Wing Configurations
title_short Evaluation of Aerodynamic and Sonic Boom Performance of Supersonic Transport Aircrafts with Multiple Wing Configurations
title_sort evaluation of aerodynamic and sonic boom performance of supersonic transport aircrafts with multiple wing configurations
topic supersonic airfoil/wing
airfoil topology
aerodynamic optimization
sonic boom
url https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/5/421
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