A goal-oriented adjoint-based optimization approach to model vortex generator flows using smooth source term distributions

Vortex generators (VGs) are typically about two orders of magnitude smaller than their host component (such as an airplane wing). For this reason, conducting a fully-resolved RANS simulation to isolate their impact on the flow field is computationally expensive. This work presents a goal-oriented adjoint-based approach to model vortex generators...

Development of a CFD data-driven surrogate model using the neural network approach for prediction of aircraft performance characteristics

Evaluation of aircraft performance for design, certification, and maintenance purposes requires aerodynamic knowledge for the entire flight envelope of an aircraft. Simplified models that relate geometric properties and flight conditions of an aircraft to its aerodynamic properties are simply not sufficient anymore, as non-linear aerodynamic...

Analysis of an over the wing based distributed propulsion system

This project aims to investigate propeller wing interaction of an over the wing (OTW) based distributed propulsion (DP) system with the addition of a secondary wing. This research explored the opportunities that OTW configuration provides to DP concept, such as improving the lifting performance of system by inducing the flow over the upper...