The rapid and robust generation of efficient hybrid grids for rans simulations over complete aircraft

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 43, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 785-821

  Shaw, J A ^a   Stokes, S ^a   Lucking, M A ^b  

^a Aircraft Research Association Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational grids; Navier Stokes equation; Three dimensional flow

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; VISCOUS FLOW;

MESH DENSITY;

FLUID MECHANICS;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW OVER SURFACE; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 0242497977     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.497     Document Type: Article

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