Transonic unsteady aerodynamic and aeroelastic calculations about airfoils and wings

摘要

Research in the area of computational unsteady transonic flows about airfoils and wings, including aeroelastic effects was surveyed. In the last decade, there were extensive developments in computational methods in response to the need for computer codes with which to study fundamental aerodynamic and aeroelastic problems in the critical transonic regime. For example, large commercial aircraft cruise most effectively in the transonic flight regime and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) provides a new tool, which can be used in combination with test facilities to reduce the costs, time, and risks of aircraft development.