Shape optimization of a multi-element foil using an evolutionary algorithm

Journal of Fluids Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 0514011-05140111

  Lee, Yu Tai ^a   Ahuja, Vineet ^b   Hosangadi, Ashvin ^b   Ebert, Michael ^a  

^a NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^b CRAFT Tech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPLEX DESIGNS; CROSS SECTION; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; FITNESS EVALUATIONS; FLAP ANGLES; FLOW PHYSICS; FORCE AND MOMENT CHARACTERISTICS; GAP REGIONS; GRID GENERATORS; MARINE VEHICLES; MEASURED DATA; MULTI ELEMENT AIRFOILS; MULTI-ELEMENT; OPTIMIZATION CALCULATION; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; REASONABLE ACCURACY; REYNOLDS-AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; SHAPE CHANGE; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATORS; SYSTEMATIC OPTIMIZATION; TORQUE CHARACTERISTIC; TRAILING EDGES; TURBULENT EFFECTS;

AIRFOILS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROL SURFACES; DESIGN; DRAG; FLOW PATTERNS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77955301130     PISSN: 00982202     EISSN: 1528901X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001343     Document Type: Article

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