• Title/Summary/Keyword: Aerodynamic design optimization

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Design Optimization of Transonic Wing/Fuselage System Using Proper Orthogona1 Decomposition (Proper Orthogonal Decomposition을 이용한 천음속 날개/동체 모텔의 최적설계)

  • Park, Kyung-Hyun;Jun, Sang-Ook;Cho, Maeng-Hyo;Lee, Dong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.38 no.5
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    • pp.414-420
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    • 2010
  • This paper presents a validation of the accuracy of a reduced order model(ROM) and the efficiency of the design optimization using a Proper Orthogonal Decomposition(POD) to transonic wing/fuselage system. Three dimensional Euler equations are solved to extrude snapshot data of the full order aerodynamic analysis, and then a set of POD basis vectors reproducing the behavior of flow around the wing/fuselage system is calculated from these snapshots. In this study, reduced order model constructed through this procedure is applied to several validation cases, and then it is confirmed that the ROM has the capability of the prediction of flow field in the space of interest. Additionally, after the design optimization of the wing/fuselage system with the ROM is performed, results of the ROM are compared with results of the design optimization using response surface model(RSM). From these, it can be confirmed that the design optimization with the ROM is more efficient than RSM.

Structural Optimization of a Joined-Wing Using Equivalent Static Loads (등가정하중을 이용한 접합날개의 구조최적설계)

  • Lee Hyun-Ah;Kim Yong-Il;Park Gyung-Jin;Kang Byung-Soo
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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    • v.30 no.5 s.248
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    • pp.585-594
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    • 2006
  • The joined-wing is a new concept of the airplane wing. The fore-wing and the aft-wing are joined together in a joined-wing. The range and loiter are longer than those of a conventional wing. The joined-wing can lead to increased aerodynamic performance and reduction of the structural weight. In this research, dynamic response optimization of a joined-wing is carried out by using equivalent static loads. Equivalent static loads are made to generate the same displacement field as the one from dynamic loads at each time step of dynamic analysis. The gust loads are considered as critical loading conditions and they dynamically act on the structure of the aircraft. It is difficult to identify the exact gust load profile. Therefore, the dynamic loads are assumed to be (1-cosine) function. Static response optimization is performed for the two cases. One uses the same design variable definition as dynamic response optimization. The other uses the thicknesses of all elements as design variables. The results are compared.

A Study on Numerical Optimization Method for Aerodynamic Design (공력설계를 위한 수치최적설계기법의 연구)

  • Jin, Xue-Song;Choi, Jae-Ho;Kim, Kwang-Yong
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.2 no.1 s.2
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    • pp.29-34
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    • 1999
  • To develop the efficient numerical optimization method for the design of an airfoil, an evaluation of various methods coupled with two-dimensional Naviev-Stokes analysis is presented. Simplex method and Hook-Jeeves method we used as direct search methods, and steepest descent method, conjugate gradient method and DFP method are used as indirect search methods and are tested to determine the search direction. To determine the moving distance, the golden section method and cubic interpolation method are tested. The finite volume method is used to discretize two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations, and SIMPLEC algorithm is used for a velocity-pressure correction method. For the optimal design of two-dimensional airfoil, maximum thickness, maximum ordinate of camber line and chordwise position of maximum ordinate are chosen as design variables, and the ratio of drag coefficient to lift coefficient is selected as an objective function. From the results, it is found that conjugate gradient method and cubic interpolation method are the most efficient for the determination of search direction and the moving distance, respectively.

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Aerodynamic Analysis Automation and Analysis Code Verification of an Airfoil in the Transonic Region (천음속영역에서 에어포일의 공력해석 자동화 및 해석코드 검증)

  • Kim, Hyun;Chung, Hyoung-Seog;Chang, Jo-Won;Choi, Joo-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aviation and Aeronautics
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.7-15
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    • 2006
  • Aerodynamic analysis of an airfoil in the transonic region was automated in order to enable parametric study by using the journal file of the commercial analysis code FLUENT, pre/post process Gambit and computational mathematics code MATLAB. The automated capability was illustrated via NACA 0012 and RAE 2822 airfoils. This analysis was carried out at Mach numbers ranged from 0.70 to 0.80, angles of attack; 1$^{\circ}$, 2$^{\circ}$ and 4$^{\circ}$, Reynolds numbers; 4.0${\times}$106, 6.5${\times}$106. The analysis results of a pressure coefficient were verified by comparing with the experimental data which were measured in terms of chord length because the pressure coefficient of an airfoil surface is a good estimator of flow characteristics. The results of two airfoils show that this analysis code is useful enough to be used in the design optimization of airfoil.

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Optimization Design of Space Launch Vehicle Using Genetic Algorithm (유전 알고리즘을 이용한 우주 발사체 통합 최적 설계)

  • Lee, Kangkyu;Cha, Seung-won;Yang, Sungmin;Kim, Yong-chan;Oh, Seok-Hwan;Lee, Sangbok;Roh, Tae-Seong
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.22 no.4
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2018
  • A system design and integrated design process for a space launch vehicle were established based on system engineering. With the mission design results for a given payload weight and trajectory, it is possible to perform optimal design by integrating each unit such as propulsion, weight estimation, and aerodynamic force after analysis, during in the system design process. The program is finally configured to verify that the designed vehicle can perform its mission through 3-DOF trajectory optimization simulation. Genetic algorithms are used as the optimization method, and the optimal design results of the variables and parameters to be considered during design are presented.

Design Optimization of NREL 1.5MW HAWT considering the operating life (작동 수명을 고려한 NREL 1.5MW 급 수평축 풍력터빈 블레이드의 최적설계)

  • Jeong, Jihoon;Park, Kyunghyun;Jun, Sangwook;Cho, Junho;Choi, Sun;Lee, Dongho
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.60.1-60.1
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    • 2011
  • 본 연구에서는 풍력 터빈 블레이드의 다분야 통합 최적 설계를 위하여, 진동하는 비정상 공력하중에 의한 작동 수명을 고려한 최적화 과정을 수행하였다. 최적화 대상으로는 NREL의 1.5MW 급 풍력터빈을 baseline 으로 하였고, NREL의 FAST 프로그램을 이용하여 발전기의 정격 출력 및 블레이드에 작용하는 비정상 공력 하중 특성을 분석하였다. 최적화 수행 시 블레이드 형상의 효율적인 구현을 위해 형상모델링 함수를 이용하여 코드 길이와 트위스트 분포를 모델링하였다. 그리고 상용 MDO Framework 인 Piano를 이용하여 블레이드 루트부의 비정상 공력하중 조건을 완화시키는 최적화 설계를 수행하였다. 정격출력을 유지하면서도 Out of Plain 방향의 하중 조건을 개선하여 보다 긴 작동 수명을 기대할 수 있는 블레이드 형상을 설계하였다.

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Essential Computational Tools for High-Fidelity Aerodynamic Simulation and Design (고 정밀 항공우주 유동해석 및 설계를 위한 공력계산 툴)

  • Kim, Chong-Am
    • 유체기계공업학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.08a
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    • pp.33-36
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    • 2006
  • As the computing environment is rapidly improved, the interests of CFD are gradually focused on large-scale computation over complex geometry. Keeping pace with the trend, essential computational tools to obtain solutions of complex aerospace flow analysis and design problems are examined. An accurate and efficient flow analysis and design codes for large-scale aerospace problem are presented in this work. With regard to original numerical schemes for flow analysis, high-fidelity flux schemes such as RoeM, AUSMPW+ and higher order interpolation schemes such as MLP (Multi-dimensional Limiting Process) are presented. Concerning the grid representation method, a general-purpose basis code which can handle multi-block system and overset grid system simultaneously is constructed. In respect to design optimization, the importance of turbulent sensitivity is investigated. And design tools to predict highly turbulent flows and its sensitivity accurately by fully differentiating turbulent transport equations are presented. Especially, a new sensitivity analysis treatment and geometric representation method to resolve the basic flow characteristics are presented. Exploiting these tools, the capability of the proposed approach to handle complex aerospace simulation and design problems is tested by computing several flow analysis and design problems.

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Leaning Angle Optimization of the Turbine Blade using the Genetic Algorithm and CFD method (유전알고리즘과 CFD기법을 이용한 터빈블레이드 경사각 최적화)

  • Lee, Eun-Seok;Jeong, Yong-Hyun
    • 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2008.03b
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    • pp.413-414
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    • 2008
  • Abstract should be in English. The leaning angle optimization of turbine blade using the genetic algorithm was conducted in this paper. The calculation CFD technique was based upon the Diagonalized Alternating Directional Implicit scheme(DADI) with algebraic turbulencemodeling. The leaning angle of VKI turbine blade was represented using B-spline curve. The control points are the design variable. Genetic algorithm was taken into account as an optimization tool. The objective was to minimize the total pressure loss. The optimized final geometry shows the better aerodynamic performance compared with the initial turbine blade.

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A Study on Longitudinal Phugoid Mode Affected by Application of Nonlinear Control Laws

  • Kim, Chong-Sup;Hur, Gi-Bong;Kim, Seung-Jun
    • International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.21-31
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    • 2007
  • Relaxed Static Stability (RSS) concept has been applied to improve aerodynamic performance of modern version supersonic jet fighter aircraft. The T-50 advanced supersonic trainer employs the RSS concept in order to improve the aerodynamic performance. And the flight control system stabilizes the unstable aircraft and provides adequate handling qualities. The T-50 longitudinal control laws employ a proportional-plus-integral type controller based on a dynamic inversion method. The longitudinal dynamic modes consist of short period with high frequency and phugoid mode with low frequency. The design goal of longitudinal control law is optimization of short period damping ratio and frequency using Lower Order Equivalent System (LOES) complying the requirement of MIL-F-8785C. This paper addresses phugoid mode characteristics such as damping ratio and natural frequency that is affected by the nonlinear control laws such as angle of attack limiter, auto pitch attitude command system and autopilot of pitch attitude hold.

Numerical Optimization for Performance Improvement of a Tunnel Ventilation Jet fan (터널 환기용 제트홴의 성능 향상을 위한 수치최적화)

  • Kim, Joon-Hyung;Kim, Jin-Hyuk;Kim, Kwang-Yong;Yoon, Joon-Yong;Choi, Young-Seok;Yang, Sang-Ho
    • The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.63-68
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    • 2011
  • This paper presents an optimization procedure for performance improvement of a tunnel ventilation jet fan. Optimization techniques based on response surface approximation (RSA) are employed to improve the aerodynamic performance of a tunnel ventilation jet fan. For numerical analysis, three-dimensional Renolds- averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations with shear stress transport turbulence model are discretized by using finite volume approximations and solved on hexahedral grids to evaluate the total efficiency at the operating condition as the objective function. Four geometric variables defining the meridional length and the thickness profile at the hub and shroud in the jet fan rotor are selected as design variables for the numerical optimization. The results of the numerical optimization show that the total efficiency of the optimized model is significantly improved in comparison with the base model.