Computational fluid dynamics study of optimized hypersonic leading edge geometries

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dc.contributor.authorHinman, William
dc.contributor.authorSchmitt, Simon
dc.contributor.authorJohansen, Craig
dc.contributor.authorRodi, Patrick
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-01T21:12:18Z
dc.date.available2016-04-01T21:12:18Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAn aerothermal optimization study of two-dimensional hypersonic leading edge geometries has been performed. The accuracy of a simplified model and a reduced order numerical model was assessed through comparison to simulations of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations performed in OpenFOAM. Specifically, the estimated surface pressure, and laminar convective heating distributions have been compared. The simplified model was found to have compromised accuracy in regions of high and low surface curvature. The reduced order numerical model was found to give accurate results with significantly reduced computational cost compared to complete Navier-Stokes simulations. Optimizations were then performed using the simplified analysis technique, and the reduced order numerical model. The performance of the optimized hypersonic leading edge geometries was analyzed using OpenFOAM. The results show that both methods achieve a similar geometric result. However, the quality of the optimization is improved by using the reduced order numerical model. An analysis was performed in the design space immediately surrounding the optimized geometry to assess the impact of small geometric changes on aerothermal performance. The results show that even small changes in leading edge geometry can have a significant influence on aerothermal performance.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/30169
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/51129
dc.publisherAIAA Conferenceen_US
dc.publisher.departmentMechanical and Manufacturing Engineeringen_US
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineeringen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.titleComputational fluid dynamics study of optimized hypersonic leading edge geometriesen_US
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