Inverse 3-D Aerodynamic Design over the Flight Envelope

摘要

A tool for the aerodynamic design of complex three dimensional configurationswith prescribed surface pressure distributions is presented. It is basically a procedure to determine amplitudes of (local) changes of a baseline geometry that yields a best fit through user prescribed target pressure distributions, considering a series of flight conditions. This method is based on a 3-D linear potential flow (panel method and grants the user full control over where and how the geometry is changed. An example case is provided. (Copyright (c) 1996, Delft, The Netherlands.)