Aerodynamics design and genetic algorithms for optimization of airship bodies

JSME International Journal, Series B: Fluids and Thermal Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 610-617

  Nejati, Vahid ^a   Matsuuchi, Kazuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airship; Axisymmetric flow; Boundary layer; Drag reduction; Genetic algorithms; Numerical analysis; Optimization

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

DRAG COEFFICIENT;

AIRSHIPS;

AERODYNAMICS; AXISYMMETRIC FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYER; DESIGN; DRAG COEFFICIENT; DRAG REDUCTION; GENETIC ALGORITHM;

EID: 0347300534     PISSN: 13408054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmeb.46.610     Document Type: Article

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