Airfoil design utilizing parallel processors
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Authors
Brawley, Stephen C.
Hobson, Garth V.
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1996-05
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AIAA
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Abstract
An aerodynamic design scheme using parallel processors has been developed that significantly decreases the processing time required to optimize a desired performance. The parallel optimization scheme, when coupled with a flow solver, evaluates the aerodynamic performance of numerous geometries simultaneously.A test case was conducted utilizing the parallel optimization scheme and a similar sequential optimization scheme to design an airfoil to match the pressure distribution corresponding to a known shape. This design application demonstrates the practicality and versatility of aerodynamic design via optimization using parallel processors.
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Article
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The article of record as published may be found at https://doi.org/10.2514/3.46994
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Aeronautics and Astronautics
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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3 p.
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Brawley, S. and Hobson, G.V., "Aerodynamic Design Using Parallel Processors," AIAA Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp. 630-632, May-June, 1996.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.