Development of Unstructured Grid Methods for Steady and Unsteady Aerodynamic Analysis

by National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The current status of the development of unstructured grid methods in the Unsteady Aerodynamics Branch at NASA-Langley is described. These methods are being developed for steady and unsteady aerodynamic applications. The flow solvers that were developed for the solution of the unsteady Euler and Navier-Stokes equations are highlighted and selected results are given which demonstrate various features of the capability. The results demonstrate 2-D and 3-D applications for both steady and unsteady flows. Comparisons are also made with solutions obtained using a structured grid code and with experimental data to determine the accuracy of the unstructured grid methodology. These comparisons show good agreement which thus verifies the accuracy. Batina, John T. Langley Research Center NASA-TM-102730, NAS 1.15:102730, ICAS-90-6.9.4 RTOP 505-63-50-12...

32 pages, Paperback

Published August 17, 2018

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.