Flow control in wings and discovery of novel approaches via deep reinforcement learning

R Vinuesa, O Lehmkuhl, A Lozano-Durán, J Rabault - Fluids, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this review, we summarize existing trends of flow control used to improve the aerodynamic
efficiency of wings. We first discuss active methods to control turbulence, starting with flat …

FLEET velocimetry for aerodynamics

PM Danehy, RA Burns, DT Reese… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Long-lasting emission from femtosecond excitation of nitrogen-based flows shows promise
as a useful mechanism for a molecular tagging velocimetry instrument. The technique …

Large eddy simulation of aircraft at affordable cost: a milestone in computational fluid dynamics

KA Goc, O Lehmkuhl, GI Park, ST Bose, P Moin - Flow, 2021 - cambridge.org
While there have been numerous applications of large eddy simulations (LES) to complex
flows, their application to practical engineering configurations, such as full aircraft models …

HLPW-4: Wall-modeled large-eddy simulation and lattice–Boltzmann technology focus group workshop summary

CC Kiris, AS Ghate, OMF Browne, J Slotnick… - Journal of Aircraft, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
A summary of the nine submissions to the Wall-Modeled Large-Eddy Simulation and Lattice–
Boltzmann (WMLESLB) Technical Focus Group (TFG) at the 4th High lift Prediction …

Performance of wall-modeled LES with boundary-layer-conforming grids for external aerodynamics

A Lozano-Durán, ST Bose, P Moin - AIAA Journal, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
We investigate the error scaling and computational cost of wall-modeled large-eddy
simulation (WMLES) for external aerodynamic applications. The NASA Juncture Flow is …

High-lift common research model: RANS, HRLES, and WMLES perspectives for CLmax prediction using LAVA

CC Kiris, AS Ghate, JC Duensing, OM Browne… - AIAA SciTech 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1554. vid A unified assessment of
three turbulence treatments: Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS), Hybrid RANS/LES …

Test summary of the NASA high-lift common research model half-span at QinetiQ 5-metre pressurized low-speed wind tunnel

AN Evans, DS Lacy, I Smith, MB Rivers - AIAA Aviation 2020 Forum, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
A summary and selected results from experimental testing of the NASA 10% scale semi-
span High-Lift Common Research Model (CRM-HL) at the QinetiQ 5m pressurized low …

A guide for aircraft certification by analysis

T Mauery, J Alonso, A Cary, V Lee, R Malecki… - 2021 - ntrs.nasa.gov
Analysis-based means of compliance for airplane and engine certification, commonly known
as" Certification by Analysis"(CbA), provides a strong motivation for the development and …

Definition of initial landing and takeoff reference configurations for the high lift common research model (CRM-HL)

DS Lacy, AM Clark - AIAA Aviation 2020 Forum, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
The High Lift version of the Common Research Model (CRM-HL) is a geometry set
developed to enable high lift configurations representative of those found on modern …

HLPW-4/GMGW-3: Mesh adaptation for RANS technology focus group workshop summary

MA Park, F Alauzet, T Michal - Journal of Aircraft, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
The AIAA workshop series helps guide the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) community
through publicly available test cases and impartial evaluation to establish the state-of-the-art …