Multipoint aerodynamic design of wing-body configurations for minimum drag

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 971-980

  Peigin, Sergey ^a   Epstein, Boris ^b  

^a ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES   (Israel)

^b ACADEMIC COLLEGE OF TEL AVIV YAFFO   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG REDUCTION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

AERODYNAMIC DESIGNS; AERODYNAMICAL CONSTRAINTS; MULTILEVEL PARALLELIZATION;

WINGS;

EID: 34547223518     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.26746     Document Type: Article

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