Mesh generation and deformation are critical elements in gradient-based aerodynamic
shape optimization (ASO). Improperly generated or deformed meshes may contain bad …

A reliable virtual testing framework for unidirectionally laminated composites is presented
that allows the prediction of failure loads and modes of general in-plane coupons with great …

A rotor CFD solver is developed for simulating the aerodynamic interaction phenomenon
among rotor, wing and fuselage of a tilt rotor aircraft in its helicopter mode. The unsteady …

20th AIAA Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference : Application of the Correlation-based
Gamma-Re Theta t Transition Model to th Page 1 Application of the Correlation-based γ−Reθt …

The strut-braced wing aircraft configuration promises to reduce fuel burn by enabling higher
spans that reduce lift-induced drag. A successful design for this configuration depends on a …

This study on overset meshes for incompressible-flow simulations is motivated by accurate
prediction of wind farm aerodynamics involving large motions and deformations of …

The recent growth of interest in hybrid-electric and fully electric aircraft has led to a renewed
focus on the design and optimization of propeller aircraft. Considering propeller–wing …

This paper describes the algorithms and functionality of a new module developed to support
overset grid assembly associated with performing time-dependent and adaptive moving …

Hydrodynamic lifting surfaces usually include junctions. High-fidelity simulations are
necessary to capture critical physics near these regions, such as separation, junction …

Structured mesh computational fluid dynamic solvers are inherently faster than unstructured
solvers, which is particularly advantageous for aerodynamic design optimization, where …