02.4 - Applied Aerodynamics
ON MORE EFFECTIVE AERODYNAMIC DATA GENERATION FOR SIMULATION BASED AIRCRAFT CONCEPTUAL DESIGN
J. Parkš, S. Choiš, P. Rajš; šVirginia Tech, United States
The proposed TiCTaC (Tightly Coupled Test and Computations) system will pay handsome dividends for simulation based aircraft conceptual design efforts by facilitating timely and cost-effective generation of quality aerodynamic data. It combines computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for guiding wind-tunnel tests with additive manufacturing for fast and inexpensive model building for rapid turnaround.