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Effects of Spanwise Flexibility on Liftand Rolling Moment of a Wingsail

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Effects of Spanwise Flexibility on Lift and RollingMoment of a Wingsail

Sheila Widnall, Hayden Cornwell, and Peter WilliamsDepartment of Aeronautics and AstronauticsMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Introduction

Several authors have considered the optimization of spanwise loading on a wing, subjectto different constraints. Jones (1) calculated the optimum spanwise lift distribution for awing subject to a constraint on lift and root bending moment. Tan and Wood (2) appliedthese ideas to determine the optimum spanwise lift distribution for a yacht sail subject to aconstraint on the rolling moment while maximizing forward thrust. Subsequent authors, suchas Junge et.al. (3) and Sneyd and Sugimoto (4) extended the analysis to include spanwisevariation of wind strength and direction and boat heel. All of these analyses confirm theimportance of maximizing lift and/or forward thrust while constraining rolling moment. Inthe analysis of a yacht, the geometry of the wind direction relative to the yacht directionis such that aerodynamic lift on the wing provides a component of forward thrust on theyacht. Thus we will occasionally use the terms lift and thrust interchangeably.These analyses focused on the design of a wing or a fixed sail planform optimized to operateat a given wind speed. As sailing has moved to the use of wingsails, the analysis of the sailoverlaps with traditional aerodynamics. However, unlike a aircraft wing which is designed tooperate at a given flight speed, and is equipped with devices such as flaps for lower landingspeeds, a racing yacht operates over a wide range of wind speeds. Typical values would rangefrom 10-30 kts, at which point the race would be called off.In this paper, we investigate the use of spanwise deformable wings to allow the wingsailto operate in an optimum and naturally occurring adaptive manner over a wider range ofwind speeds while still constraining rolling moment. The current research done in spanwise-deformable wings focuses on the flapping motion of ”bio-inspired” wings (5). It is observedin birds and insects that their wings have a significant deformation in the span-wise directionon the downward and upward motions. Researchers are trying to capture a common trend innatural flapping wing motions to apply to future autonomous ornithopter (flapping) designs.Flapping motion is not directly relevant to our study, however we can use some of thisresearch to help predict the behavior of a deformable wingsail. From the motion trackingtechnology used in these experiments, we see that airfoil at the tip of the wings deforms ata greater angle than that at the root.Large catamarans, as are used in the America’s Cup, have large wingsails with a high aspectratio. These wings are very effective and can generate significant thrust. However, thesewingsails are not always trimmed to give optimum performance, and due to the large span ofthe wing can create extreme rolling moments. In soft sails, the sail can be trimmed in orderto depower the sail, and can be reefed-reducing the span- at high wind velocities. In thewingsail case, this rolling moment can be reduced by having multiple vertical sections that

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can be individually controlled by the crew to give a desired span-wise twist, as described inref (8). Altering these sections already leads to a decrease in performance, but the fact thatthese are manually controlled by the crew means that the sail is not trimmed at its optimizedpotential. Also, given that the crew has other responsibilities, there are more chances for theboat to capsize in an emergency. When boats capsize, especially boats used in the America’sCup, it is highly dangerous for the crew and can cost several millions dollars in damage.By creating a wingsail with a naturally deformable spanwise-twisting trailing flap, we canpotentially decrease this rolling moment at high wind speeds in a naturally occurring, adap-tive manner without a substantial penalty in lift and drag. Adaptive wingsails also havean advantage in their dynamic response to sudden changes in wind speed, or gusts. Thespanwise flexibility will adaptively reduce the lift on the wing during a sudden increase inwind strength. This reduction in lift will be most pronounced at the wing tip, providing alimitation on the rolling moment.In our analysis, we consider the behavior of a wingsail consisting of an airfoil with a flapattached to its trailing edge through a torsion fitting. The individual airfoils are taken to berigid in cross- section but deformable in twist in the spanwise direction. The total resistanceto spanwise twist deformation in response to applied aerodynamic moments is characterizedby the torsional stiffness, whether this comes from an structural attachment that functionsas a torsion rod and/or from the stiffness of the airfoil sections to spanwise twist.We first consider a wing of constant chord, which can be solved analytically; then a wingof varying chord with constant torsional stiffness; and finally a wing of varying chord withvarying torsional stiffness along the span. We also identify the non-dimensional parametersnecessary to apply these ideas to a wingsail of any size operating in a specified range of windspeeds.This analysis also has application to the use of wingsails to power cargo ships. Automaticreduction of rolling moment at high wind speeds due to spanwise flexibility would be espe-cially important for a ship that operates on the open ocean, reducing the work load on thecrew while maintaining good safety margins. The analysis is also applicable to extreme sail-ing competitions, such as round-the-world races, which can encounter extremely dangerousconditions off-shore.

Analysis

We consider a wing of span Y and chord c(y). The wing consists of a rigid airfoil sectionwith a flap attached to the fixed airfoil by a torsion rod of strength κ. The chord of thewing is c(y); for our calculations, we will consider a flap chord that is one half of the localwing chord cF (y) = 1/2c(y). Initially, we will take the torsional stiffness κ to be constantalong the span but clearly its variation could be easily included, as is done in the final casestudied.

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The angle of attack of the wing is taken as α ; the angle of attack of the flap relative to thewing is α1(y). Since our interest is in the effect of spanwise flexibility, α1 is a function of y,determined by aerodynamic loads and torsional stiffness.

We will use two-dimensional linear aerodynamic theory and treat each spanwise section usingstrip theory to estimate the effects of spanwise flexibility on the lift and moment distribution

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along the span. That is, the airfoil flow is assumed to be locally two-dimensional, and thelocal lift and moment are integrated along to span to obtain the total results for lift androlling moment.At each section, the aerodynamic moment about the attachment point depends upon bothα and α1(y).

m(y) = 1/2ρU2c(y)2(Cm0α + Cm1α1(y)) (1)

where Cm0 and Cm1 , the local moment slope coefficients, are available from linear two-dimensional theory. They depend upon the magnitude of the flap chord cF (y) relative to thetotal airfoil chord c(y). The moment on the flap acts to reduce the flap deflection α1.The relation between the aerodynamic moments and the local angle of attack is given by thetorsional stiffness equation.

κdα1

dy= M(y) =

∫ Y

y

m(y)dy (2)

where κ is the torsional stiffness: torque (in ft lbs) per radians/ft of twist: κ = M/dα1

dy;

κ is a local material property of the structure. M(y) is the total moment at y due to theaerodynamic moment distribution along the span.

Since the total torsional moment M(y) goes to zero at the tip, the total torsional momentacting at the point y is the integral of the aerodynamic moment m(y) from y to the tipy = Y . The governing equation for the unknown flap deflection angle α1 is given by thederivative of equation (2).

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d2α1

dy2= m(y) =

ρU2c(y)2

2κ(y)(Cm0α + Cm1α1(y)) (3)

This is a linear non-homogenous second order equation for α1(y). The boundary conditions

for the equation are α1(0) = α10 and dα1(Y )dy

= 0. That is, the initial flap deflection, α10 , is

set at the root of the wing; and since there is no moment M(y) at the tip, y = Y , the slopedα1

dyis zero at the tip, y = Y .

Constant Chord Solution and Numerical Results

The governing equation is easily solve if both the chord c(y) is a constant: c(y) = c0, andthe torsional stiffness κ(y) is a constant, κ(y) = κ. We begin with this case. We also takethe chord of the flap equal to half of the chord of the total airfoil: cF = c0/2. The span Y istaken as 4. For this choice, we can easily obtain the various lift and moment distributionsalong the wing. We will do this subsequently.The governing equation is characterized by the ratio of the dynamic pressure times the chordc2

0 divided by the torsional stiffness κ: written for constant chord and constant torsional

stiffness we define Q =U2c20

2κ. This results in the governing equation

d2α

dy2−QCm1α1 = QCm0α (4)

with boundary conditions α1(0) = α10 and dα1(Y )dy

= 0. Defining A = Cm0Q and B = Cm1Qwe have

d2α1

dy2−Bα1 = Aα (5)

The solution is

α1(y) =e−√By(Aα(−1 + e

√By)) ∗ (e−

√By − e2

√BY ) + α10B ∗ (e2

√By + e2

√BY )

B(1 + e2√BY )

(6)

From linear theory for this case, we obtain the aerodynamic moments about the flap attach-ment point due to the deflection of the airfoil α and the deflection of the flap α1(y), for anairfoil with a flap chord equal to half of the airfoil chord. These moment coefficients are:Cm0α = .212α and Cm1α1(y) = .265α1(y). For later use, we also obtain the lift coefficientsfor the airfoil as CL0 = 2πα and CL1 = 5.181α1(y). We take the torsional stiffness κ equalto 1.The results for the total angle of attack of the flap relative to the free stream, α+α1(y), as afunction of y are shown for a variety of velocities U in fps. The angles α and α1(0) are takenas 10o for all wind speeds. The effects of flap spanwise flexibility are clearly seen. At a windspeed of 60fps, the angle of attack of the flap relative to the free stream flow is dramaticallyreduced at the tip.

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For a wing of constant chord c0, the spanwise lift distribution is obtained directly from theangles of attack α and α1(y), of the wing and the flap, using strip theory.

L(y) = 1/2ρU2c0CL0α + 1/2ρU2c0CL1α1(y) (7)

where the lift coefficients CL0 and CL1 have been previously introduced. The spanwise liftdistribution is shown below for wind velocities of 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 fps for a torsionalstiffness κ = 1, α = 10o and α10 = 10o. The spanwise lift distribution for a rigid wing at60 fps is also shown, The reduction of spanwise lift distribution due to spanwise flexibilityis dramatic.

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The figure below shows the spanwise lift distribution at a given velocity divided by the lifton a rigid wing of the same chord, planform and angle of attack. The effects of spanwiseflexibility are clearly evident in the decreased lift outboard of the root relative to that of arigid wing as the wind velocity increases.

The aerodynamic moment used to characterize the effects of spanwise flap flexibility on wingperformance is the moment about the root chord, y = 0: the rolling moment. For a wing

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of constant chord c0, the contribution to the rolling moment from each spanwise section y isgiven by

M(y) = 1/2ρU2c0(CL0α + CL1α1(y))y (8)

For the case examined, the results are shown below for wind velocities of 20, 30, 40, 50, and60 fps. Also shown is the contribution to the rolling moment from each spanwise section fora rigid wing. The decrease in sectional moment for the flexible flap is clearly evident.

The total lift and moment on the wing for a wing of constant chord c0 is obtained byintegrating the sectional lift and moment along the span.

LT = 1/2ρU2c0

∫ Y

0

((CL0α + CL1α1(y)dy (9)

MT = 1/2ρU2c0

∫ Y

0

(CL0α + CL1α1(y))ydy (10)

Of interest is the ratio of the total lift and total moment on the flexible wing referred to thetotal lift and moment on a rigid wing of the same planform

LTRigid= 1/2ρU2c0

∫ Y

0

(CL0α + CL1α10)dy (11)

MTRigid= 1/2ρU2c0

∫ Y

0

(CL0α + CL1α10)ydy (12)

where α10 is the initial angle of attack of the flap at the root; for a rigid wing this remainsconstant along the span. The ratio of lift and moment to that of a rigid wing of the sameplanform is shown below as a function of velocity U . The difference due to spanwise flexibilityis clearly seen, as is the more dramatic effect of flexibility on moment than upon lift.

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Numerical Solution for General Wing Shape

We now consider a wing of non-constant chord. To compare with our earlier analytic solution,we take the root chord as c0 = 1.5 and the span as Y = 4. The chord is taken with a linearvariation to a tip chord of c1 = .75. The chord distribution is then

c(y) = c0 − (c0 − c1)y

Y(13)

The wing planform is shown below. We can also take κ to vary along the span, although forour initial calculations we take κ = 1.

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The governing equation remains

d2α1

dy2= m(y) =

U2c(y)2

2κ(y)(Cm0α + Cm1α1(y)) = A(y)α +B(y)α1(y) (14)

with the inclusion of a chord c(y) that varies with y. The coefficients A(y) and B(y) are

as defined in equation (4) and (5), now varying with y: Q(y) = ρU2c(y)2

2κ(y); A(y) = Cm0Q(y);

B(y) = Cm1Q(y).The boundary conditions remains α1(0) = α10 and dα1/dy = 0 at y = Y = 4. For this case,κ is again taken as constant: κ = 1.The equation is solved numerically for α1(y) for different values of U : U = 20, 30, 40, 50,and 60 fps. The angle of attack of the wing α is taken as 10o; the initial angle of attack ofthe flap α1(0) is also taken as α1(0) = 10o.The results show the spanwise variation of the total angle α + α1(y) as a function of windspeed U. The decrease in angle of attack towards the tip due to spanwise flexibility at higherwing speeds is evident.

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Also shown as a comparison of the constant chord case (dashed) with the varying chordnumerical solution. The constant chord solution for local angle of attack is somewhat moreaffected by spanwise flexibility at lower wind speeds but the overall results are quite similar.

The spanwise lift and moment distribution is obtained from the strip theory formula usingthe solution for the flexible spanwise distortion of the flap α1(y). For this case both α and

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α1(0) were taken as 10o.

L(y) = 1/2ρU2c(y)(CL0α + CL1α1(y)) (15)

M(y) = 1/2ρU2c(y)y(CL0α + CL1α1(y)) (16)

The figure shows the spanwise lift distribution L(y) for a variety of wind speeds at constantangle of attack. The effect of spanwise flexibility at higher wind speeds is evident.

The next figure shows the spanwise lift referenced to the lift of a rigid wing of the samegeometry. Also shown dashed is the solution for the wing of constant chord at the same rootchord and span. The results are quite close especially at higher wind speeds.

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The next figure shows the contribution to the rolling moment from the various spanwisesections. The spanwise flexibility of the flap acts to decrease the contribution from theoutboard sections.

The next figure shows the total lift and rolling moment as a function of wind speed, referredto their values for rigid wing of the same geometry. As can be seen, spanwise flexibility

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greatly reduces the lift and rolling moment at higher wind speeds. The reduction is greaterfor the rolling moment than for the lift.

Finally, the results are shown for total lift and rolling moment for both the wing of constantchord and the wing of linearly varying chord, for the same value of root chord c0 = 1.5 andtorsional stiffness = 1. The results are very similar, giving the designer a tool for designinga wing for a particular application, for example to maintain a reasonable lift while reducingrolling moment at higher wind speeds in comparison to a rigid wing.

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In the actual application of these results, the angle of attack would be reduced as the windspeed increases to maintain the constraint on rolling moment. Since the governing equationsare linear, the lift and moment scale with the actual value of the angle of attack.As an example, we assume that the constraint on rolling moment is reached at a wind speedof 20fps. We then plot the ratio of lift to rolling moment above 20fps relative to their valuesat 20 fps using results from this case. As can be seen, if the rolling moment remains constantdue to changes in angle of attack, the lift continues to increase, allowing additional thrustto be generated while maintaining constant rolling moment.

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Effect of Varying Stiffness

The previous analysis assumed constant torsional stiffness κ along the span. Since the loadingat the tip is important for the relief of rolling moment at high wind velocities, it makes senseto examine the effect of varying torsional stiffness κ(y) along the span. We assume a lineardistribution of κ(y) as shown in the figure below, with κ(0) = 1; the chordwise variationof chord c(y) along the span is also shown. We allow the torsional stiffness to decreasedramatically with spanwise distance but do not set it to zero at the tip to avoid a singularityin the governing equations. The variation of the coefficients A(y) and B(y) which appear inthe governing equations is also shown. Strong variation at the tip is observed.

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For this case, the variation of α1(y) along the span at various wind speeds is shown incomparison with the constant chord, constant torsional stiffness solution. As is expected,there is more variation at the wing tip due to the increased tip flexibility.

Shown in the next figure is the spanwise lift distribution at constant angle of attack incomparison with the constant chord, constant torsional stiffness solution. As expected, thelift is reduced at the wing tip at higher wind speeds.

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The spanwise distribution of moment at constant angle of attack is shown below. The effectof spanwise flexibility acts to reduce the rolling moment contribution well below that for arigid wing.

These results are shown in comparison to the constant chord, constant stiffness solution.The decrease in spanwise contribution to the total rolling moment is evident.

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The figure below shows the rolling moment relative to its value from a rigid wing as a functionof wind speed. Shown is the solution for varying chord and varying torsional stiffness, aswell as the solution for constant chord.

The next figure compares the results of total lift and rolling moment, relative to that for arigid wing, for the three cases studied as a function of wind speed. These results give thedesigner choices to achieve a desired outcome.

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Non-Dimensional Analysis

The previous analysis was conducted for a wing of a specific size, as would be appropriateto predict the outcome of a wind tunnel test. It is straightforward to extend the analysis,using non-dimensional variables, so that the result are applicable to a wing of any size.The requirements on the wing would specify chord c0, span Y, operating wind speed U anddesired behavior. The parameter to be identified for application to a specific wing is thetorsional stiffness κ: torque M required in ft lbs per to produce a twist dα/dy in radians/ft.We consider the case of constant chord c0 for analytic simplicity; the more general case caneasily be considered. We begin our analysis with equation (3).

d2α1

dy2= m(y) =

ρU2c20

2κ(Cm0α + Cm1α1(y)) (17)

This equation is written for a wing span from y = 0 to y = Y where Y is the wing span. Wenon-dimensionalize the equation using the variable y′ = y/Y . The equation becomes

d2α1

dy′2=ρU2c2

0Y2

2κ(Cm0α + Cm1α1(y′)) (18)

This allows us to identify the governing non-dimensional parameter which we call U .

U =

√ρU2c2

0Y2

2κ(19)

We rewrite the equation as

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d2α

dy′2= U2(Cm0α + Cm1α1(y′)) (20)

The equation now contains one non-dimensional variable U and the two moment coefficientsthat have already been introduced. The solution follows as before.We construct the solution for the flap angle α1(y′) for constant chord, since this results in asimple analytic solution.

α1(y′) =e−√Cm1 Uy

′∗ (−αCM0(e

2√Cm1 U − e

√Cm1 Uy

′)(−1 + e

√Cm1 Uy

′) + α10Cm1(e

2√Cm1 U + e2

√Cm1 Uy

′))

Cm1(1 + e2√Cm1 U)

(21)This equation determines α1(y′) for various values of the non-dimensional parameter U . Theresults for the total angle of attack α + α1(y′) for α = 10o and α10 = 100. are shown below.The reduction in angle of attack due to spanwise flexibility is quite pronounced in the range8 < U .

The spanwise distribution of lift coefficient CL(y′) is shown below for a range of U from 4 to16 for α = 10o and α10 = 100. The range 8 < U shows a dramatic decrease in spanwise liftcoefficient due to spanwise flexibility.

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The spanwise distribution of rolling moment coefficient CM(yl) is shown below for a range ofU from 4 to 16. The range 8 < U shows a dramatic decrease in the contribution of outboardwing sections to the rolling moment coefficient due to spanwise flexibility.

We now consider how these non-dimensional results relate to our earlier calculations for aspecific planform. We consider the constant chord solution: Y = 4; c0 = 1.5; and κ = 1 and

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U = 40fps. This results in a non-dimensionalized U = 8.27. (√ρ(40)2421.52/(2κ) = U =

8.27) We then inquire as to what value of κ would be required to realize this same result (the distribution of α + α1(y′)) for a wing of span 70 ft., with a chord of 10 ft. at a windspeed of 25kts. For this case, we set

√ρ(25/.59)2702102/(2κ) = U = 8.27 and obtain the

required κ = 15288. (The factor .59 is the conversion from kts to fps.) Once the spanwisedeflection of the flap α1(y) is determined for a given wind speed, the aerodynamic propertiesof lift and moment along the span as well as the total lift and total rolling moment can bedetermined. As previously noted, at higher wind speeds the angle of attack can be reducedto constrain rolling moment while the lift continues to increase, increasing thrust,

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