Minimizing computational data requirements for multi-element airfoils using neural networks

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 777-784

  Greenman, Roxana M ^a   Roth, Karlin R ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; OPTIMIZATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

MULTI-ELEMENT AIRFOILS; SPALART-ALLMARAS TURBULENCE MODEL;

WINGS;

EID: 0033366486     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2533     Document Type: Article

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