27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-1.7.3

MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SUPERSONIC BIPLANE BASED ON METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS

Y. Utsumi
Tohoku Univ., Japan

Keywords: supersonic flow, multidisciplinary optimization, method of characteristics

Multidisciplinary design optimization of a three-dimensional supersonic biplane was conducted. The modified oblique shock wave equation, modified Method of Characteristics and reference enthalpy method evaluated aerodynamic forces, and an analytical method evaluated wing weights. High performance wings and the parameters governing the trade-off were obtained as the result of optimization.

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