Preliminary-design aerodynamic model for complex configurations using lifting-line coupling algorithm

S Gallay, E Laurendeau - Journal of Aircraft, 2016 - arc.aiaa.org
A modern nonlinear-lifting-line-theory algorithm allowing the prediction of aerodynamic
coefficients and lifting-surface-pressure distribution for multiple aircraft configurations is …

Comparison of thermodynamic models for ice accretion on airfoils

P Lavoie, D Pena, Y Hoarau… - International Journal of …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to assess the strengths and weaknesses of four thermodynamic
models used in aircraft icing simulations to orient the development or the choice of an …

Extension of a two-dimensional Navier–Stokes solver for infinite swept flow

S Bourgault-Côté, S Ghasemi, A Mosahebi… - AIAA Journal, 2017 - arc.aiaa.org
THE use of three-dimensional (3D) Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) methods
within the aeronautical community has seen a tremendous rise over the last 15 years, as …

Design of adaptive transonic laminar airfoils using the γ-Re θt transition model

M Robitaille, A Mosahebi, É Laurendeau - Aerospace Science and …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper examines the design of adaptive laminar airfoils in the transonic flow regime
using the γ-Re˜ θ t model as a transition prediction method. A robust solution procedure for …

Numerical algorithms for infinite swept wing ice accretion

P Lavoie, S Bourgault-Côté, E Laurendeau - Computers & Fluids, 2018 - Elsevier
A method to simulate ice accretion on swept wings using a two-dimensional Navier-Stokes
airflow solver, an Eulerian droplets field formulation and a PDE based thermodynamic …

Acceleration of Euler and RANS solvers via Selective Frequency Damping

F Plante, É Laurendeau - Computers & Fluids, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents the application of a Selective Frequency Damping (SFD) algorithm as
an acceleration technique for the solution of the Euler and Navier–Stokes equations. The …

Simulation of transonic buffet using a time-spectral method

F Plante, É Laurendeau - AIAA Journal, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper extends the use of frequency-domain flow solvers to transonic buffet in turbulent
flow regime. To do so, a time-spectral method with frequency adaptation is developed for the …

Consistent surface roughness extension for wall functions

A Prakash, E Laurendeau - International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 2020 - Elsevier
An approach to extend the near-wall treatment approach of RANS turbulence models using
wall functions for rough surfaces is proposed. The formulation is consistent with the low …

Combined high-speed and high-lift wing aerodynamic optimization using a coupled VLM-2.5 D RANS approach

M Parenteau, E Laurendeau, G Carrier - Aerospace Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper presents a numerical framework for the aerodynamic analysis of aircraft wings in
transonic cruise and take-off/landing compatible with preliminary and conceptual design …

Multilayer airfoil ice accretion simulations using a level-set method with b-spline representation

S Bourgault-Côté, J Docampo-Sánchez, E Laurendeau - AIAA Journal, 2019 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents a partial differential equation approach to model the icing front evolution
on airfoils via the level-set equation, offering a high-fidelity alternative to common algebraic …