Analysis, design, and optimization of noncylindrical fuselage for blended-wing-body vehicle

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 925-930

  Mukhopadhyay, V ^a,c   Sobieszczanski Sobieski, J ^a,d   Kosaka, I ^b   Quinn, G ^b   Vanderplaats, G N ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Vanderplaats R and D Inc   (United States)

^c System Analysis Branch   (United States)

^d Analyt/Computalional Methods Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUSELAGES; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE CONTROL; SAFETY FACTOR; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; WINGS;

BENDING STIFFNESS; INTERNAL PRESSURE; STRESS RATIO; STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 4344616154     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.417     Document Type: Article

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