Automatic CFD analysis method for shape optimization
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2007
Autores
Giraldo Arias, Santiago
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Universidad EAFIT
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This project presents an Automatic Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis
method for shape optimization of an aerodynamic profile -- It begins with an overview
of basic concepts on shape optimization, geometry parameterization and objective
functions -- It continues with an introduction to the current status of CFD simulation
software and types of solvers -- Then expands to optimization based on CFD analysis --
Following, a CFD-based method to optimize aerodynamic profiles under certain restrictions and scenarios is proposed -- Finally, the code implemented to automatically
modify a profile bound by a set of control points based on CFD analysis is described --
The project was developed entirely at the EAFIT University’s Applied Mechanics Laboratory in Medellin, Colombia and is part of a collaboration effort in companionship
with the University of Aberta in Canada and Los Andes University in Bogota, Colombia