25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-3.11.1

ONGOING ACTIVITIES IN FLOW SIMULATION AND SHAPE OPTIMIZATION WITHIN THE GERMAN MEGADESIGN PROJECT

N. Kroll, K. Becker*, H. Rieger**, F. Thiele***
DLR, Germany; *Airbus Deutschland, Germany; **EADS Deutschland, Germany; ***TU Berlin, Germany

Keywords: flow simulation, optimization, German Megadesign project

Within the framework of the German aerospace research program, the CFD project MEGADESIGN was initiated. The goal is the development of numerical methods for shape optimization. To meet the requirements of industrial implementations a co-operative effort has been set up involving German aircraft industry, DLR and several universities.

view full paper