Much-needed, fresh approach that brings a greater insight into the physical understanding
of aerodynamics Based on the author's decades of industrial experience with Boeing, this …

Drag/thrust analysis of jet-propelled transonic transport aircraft on the basis of calculated
viscous flow is discussed. Unique definitions for viscous drag plus wave drag and for …

THE computation and measurement of the aerodynamic drag represents one of the most
delicate aspects of the aircraft design. The matter is object of a significant research effort and …

Far-field drag extraction has the advantage over near-field integration of providing a
physical breakdown of drag. A decomposition into components linked to shock waves …

View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-3389. vid The exergy balance
method presents a relatively new paradigm for performance assessment based on the …

Nomenclature b= wing span CDf= friction drag coefficient CDff= far-field drag coefficient
CDi= induced drag coefficient CDnf= near-field drag coefficient CDp= pressure drag …

A far-field drag analysis was performed on the computational fluid dynamics simulation
results of the NASA Common Research Model produced by Japan Aerospace Exploration …

DURING the last decades, significant efforts have been addressed to research in laminar
flow technology, both hybrid and natural. Several research projects financed by the …

Far-field drag-prediction and decomposition methods are powerful tools that increase the
accuracy of the drag coefficient computed from computational fluid dynamics results by …

A far-field drag prediction and decomposition method has been applied to the results of the
AIAA Drag Prediction Workshop 5 held in Louisiana during the summer of 2012. The method …