Vortex breakdown is of primary importance in many situations met in aeronautical as well as
extra-aeronautical applications. During the past 40 years, this problem has been the subject …

A historical perspective of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) in aerospace in the last 30
years is firstly given. It is shown that there still remain a number of problems that are …

The aerodynamics of aircraft at high angles of attack is a subject which is being pursued
diligently, because the modern agile fighter aircraft and many of the current generation of …

A finite volume-based solver with rigid moving mesh and delayed detached eddy simulation
(DDES) techniques is implemented to investigate the unsteady flows around an 80°/65° …

The normalized skin friction fields on a 65° delta wing and a 76°/40° double-delta wing are
measured by using a global luminescent oil-film skin friction meter. The detailed topological …

With the availability of large computing power and developments in grid generation and
numerical algorithms, it is now possible to compute the flow past an airplane using Reynolds …

The current status of computational methods for unsteady aerodynamics and aeroelasticity
is reviewed. The key features of challenging aeroelastic applications are discussed in terms …

This doctoral thesis is the result of work carried out at the Department of Aeronautical and
Vehicle Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and the Aeronautics Division …

Modern fighter aircraft compulsorily demand high maneuverability capability, which is mainly
provided by an improved aerodynamic performance at high angles of attack. This is …

This paper discusses the use of the vorticity confinement method coupled with the
unstructured grid approach to simulate vortical flows. The method is evaluated by several …