Optimization procedure with analytical aerodynamic sensitivity for reduced sonic boom design

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1123-1130

  Pagaldipti, N S ^a,c   Rajadas, J N ^b,c   Chattopadhyay, A ^a,c  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL AERODYNAMIC SENSITIVITY; DRAG TO LIFT RATIO; EXTRAPOLATION; LIFT COEFFICIENT; PRESSURE PEAKS; SONIC BOOM;

AIRCRAFT;

EID: 0030289622     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.47066     Document Type: Article

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