Reliable methods for predicting external aircraft flowfields are required for airframe/engine and aircraft/store integrations, as well as for predicting store trajectories. Although Euler methods have demonstrated an impressive capability for predicting aircraft flowfields at all speed regimes, the need to generate a separate grid for any new or modified configuration make these methods impractical to use in a preliminary design environment. The PAN AIR and Nielsen programs are considerably easier to use, but are limited to the linear speed regime. The TranAir program uses PAN AIR type geometry inputs and works well in the transonic speed regime. It might be the technique of choice for predicting transonic aircraft flowfields. A study was made of the relative merits of Nielsen, PAN AIR and TranAir for predicting the transonic flowfield about the F-18 aircraft.
TranAir applications to transonic flowfield predictions
01.01.1991
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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