Aerodynamic design optimization studies of a blended-wing-body aircraft

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1604-1617

  Lyu, Zhoujie ^a,b   Martins, Joaquim R R A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC STABILITY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; FLOW CONTROL; LIFT; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT; TRANSONIC FLOW; TURBULENCE MODELS; UNSTEADY FLOW;

AERODYNAMIC DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; AERODYNAMIC SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; BLENDED WING BODY AIRCRAFTS; BLENDED WING BODY CONFIGURATIONS; GRADIENT BASED OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OFF DESIGN FLIGHT CONDITIONS; REYNOLDS - AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES; SPALART-ALLMARAS TURBULENCE MODEL;

WINGS;

EID: 84902810733     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.C032491     Document Type: Conference Paper

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