Comparison between gradient-free and adjoint based aerodynamic optimization of a flying wing transport aircraft in the preliminary design

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 727-747

  Widhalm, Markus ^a,b   Ronzheimer, Arno ^a,c   Hepperle, Martin ^a,d  

^a Insitut of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology   (Germany)

^b Numerical Methods Branch   (Germany)

^c Transport Aircraft Branch   (Germany)

^d Configuration Design Branch ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COST FUNCTIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GRADIENT METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT;

AERODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; WORKFLOWS;

WINGS;

EID: 35648951648     PISSN: 10485953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-4060     Document Type: Conference Paper

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