Inverse design of transonic airfoils using genetic algorithm and a new parametric shape method

Inverse Problems in Science and Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 681-699

  Jahangirian, A ^a   Shahrokhi, A ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic inverse design; Airfoil shape parameterization; Genetic algorithm

Indexed keywords

AIRFOIL SHAPE; AIRFOIL SHAPE PARAMETERIZATION; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; COMPUTATIONAL TIME; DESIGN PROCESS; FINITE VOLUME; FITNESS FUNCTIONS; INVERSE DESIGNS; SHAPE PARAMETERIZATION; SURFACE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSONIC AIRFOILS; UNSTRUCTURED GRID;

AERODYNAMICS; DESIGN; FLUID DYNAMICS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; OPTICAL DEVICES; PARAMETERIZATION; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 70449604753     PISSN: 17415977     EISSN: 17415985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17415970802417037     Document Type: Article

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