Optimization of hypersonic aircraft using genetic algorithms

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volumn 242, Issue , 2014, Pages 423-434

  Ahuja, Vivek ^a   Hartfield, Roy J ^a   Shelton, Andrew ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design optimization; Genetic algorithm; Hypersonic; Integrated aero propulsion

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MESH GENERATION;

AUTOMATED MESH GENERATIONS; COMBUSTION PHYSICS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; EXPLICIT FORMULATION; HYPERSONIC; INTEGRATED AERO-PROPULSION; MESH REFINEMENT; TWO-DIMENSIONALITY;

HYPERSONIC VEHICLES;

EID: 84903155429     PISSN: 00963003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2014.05.120     Document Type: Article

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