Research of Pneumatic Distributors for Launcher of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Abstract

The test stand for investigations of flow characteristics of pneumatic distributor has been presented in this paper. This test stand has been composed as requirements include in standard PN-92/M-73763. The results of experimental and simulation investigations for standard five ways and two position pneumatic distributor have been presented. In simulations have been used CFD of SolidWorks Flow Simulation application. Flow characteristic of pneumatic distributor is necessary for design process of special pneumatic circuits of UAV launchers. CFD methods allow specify flow characteristics. Simulation research allow effective pneumatic components modification, whose used of special pneumatic circuits of UAV launchers. Results of experimental and simulation investigations were analyzed and compared.