Trimmed simulation of a transport aircraft using fluid-structure coupling

The accurate prediction of the aerodynamic coefficients under cruise conditions is of major importance for assessing the aircraft’s fuel consumption. To this end, fluid dynamics, structural mechanics and flight mechanics have to be considered: on the one hand, the structure elastically deforms under the influence of the flow and a state of...

Partitioned strategies for optimization in FSI

In this paper the possibility of the optimization of coupled problems in partitioned approaches is discussed. As a special focus, surface coupled problems of fluid-structure interaction are considered. Well established methods of optimization are analyzed for usage in the context of coupled problems and in particular for a solution through...