Adaption of structured grids based on Weighted Least Squares formulations

Computational grids are used for the discretisation of partial differential equations (PDE's) such that solution of the resulting system of algebraic equations for the discrete values of the dependent variables provides an approximation to the solution of the system of PDE's. When the discretisation of the partial differential equations (PDE's)...

Demonstration of an automated CFD system for three-dimensional flow simulations

In this paper the capabilities of an automated CFD system which is currently available at NLR are demonstrated. Transonic flow around the AS28G wing/body configuration and hypersonic flow through a generic three-dimensional mixed-compression airbreathing inlet are simulated. An assessment of the level of automation of the current CFD-system is...

VISIAN: a viscous-inviscid strong-interaction analysis system

A description is given of VISIAN - a simulation method for 2-D viscous flows with strong viscous-inviscid interaction. The mathematical mode and the numerical algorithm are presented. VISIAN has been coupled with the inviscid-flow solver TRAPS. Results are shown for a number of airfoils; a comparison is made with results from other computations...

A multigrid algorithm for steady transonic potential flows around aerofoils using Newton iteration

The application of multigrid relaxation to transonic potential-flow calculation was investigated. Fully conservative potential flows around aerofoils were taken as test problems. The solution algorithm was based on Newton iteration. In each Newton iteration step, multigrid relaxation was used to calculate correction potentials. It was found that...

Results of a new version of the LTRAN2-NLR code (LTRANV) for unsteady viscous transonic flow computations

An outline is given of a first version of the computer programme LTRAFV for coupled unsteady transonic flow/turbxilent boundary layer computations. It is a combination of the LTRAN2-NLR programme and the lagentrainment method of Green. A comparison is made of theoretical and experimental results for the NACA64A006 airfoil with oscillating flap...

A finite difference method for the calculation of transonic flow about a wing, based on a small perturbation theory

A calculation method, based upon transonic small perturbation theory, is presented for the transonic flow about a semi-wing. The influence of a body can be simulated by prescribing appropriate transverse velocities in a vertical plane through the wing root. Due to the small perturbation assumption the wing should be thin and have little dihedral...