Inverse airfoil design using the Navier Stokes equations

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1997-01-01

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Eyi, Sinan

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The feasibility of the use of the Navier-Stokes equations in aerodynamic design is examined. The Navier-Stokes equations can include the rotational viscous physics at transonic speeds, and hence are expected to produce more reliable designs. The target pressure is specified and a least-squares optimization is used to minimize the pressure discrepancy between the target and designed airfoils. The sensitivity analysis which determines the response of the flow to a geometry perturbation is performed based on a finite-difference evaluation. The performance of the design method is evaluated with various design practices.

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Management Science and Operations Research, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Control and Optimization, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science Applications

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46945

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ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION

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https://doi.org/10.1080/03052159708941134

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S. Eyi, “Inverse airfoil design using the Navier Stokes equations,” ENGINEERING OPTIMIZATION, pp. 245–262, 1997, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/46945.