Fundamental Research Startup Efforts Exploring the Validity of FlightStream
Faculty Mentor Name
Shigeo Hayashibara
Format Preference
Poster
Abstract
The exploration and validation of FlightStream’s capabilities and aerospace analysis tools is to build a base for fundamental research startup efforts over subsequent research periods. All ensuing preparations will assist in the investigation of wing tip design and optimization for subsonic, both compressible and incompressible, and transonic aircraft using FlightStream, Vehicle Sketch Pad (OpenVSP), and Computer aided Design software (CAD) to drive the study and validate results. FlightStream is a surface-vorticity flow solver designed to be powerful, reduce time between model, simulation, and result phases, and enhance the graphical user interface compared to existing Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) software. This study delves into the tools in which FlightStream is equipped, such as its viscous-coupled non-linear flow solver, boundary layer flow capture, propeller modeling, aeroacoustics, control surface actuation, and its 6DOF motion module. Analysis and results from using these tools is compared to relevant experimental data to verify FlightStream is generating acceptable results and to conclude that FlightStream is a valid and effective design tool for the aerospace industry.
Fundamental Research Startup Efforts Exploring the Validity of FlightStream
The exploration and validation of FlightStream’s capabilities and aerospace analysis tools is to build a base for fundamental research startup efforts over subsequent research periods. All ensuing preparations will assist in the investigation of wing tip design and optimization for subsonic, both compressible and incompressible, and transonic aircraft using FlightStream, Vehicle Sketch Pad (OpenVSP), and Computer aided Design software (CAD) to drive the study and validate results. FlightStream is a surface-vorticity flow solver designed to be powerful, reduce time between model, simulation, and result phases, and enhance the graphical user interface compared to existing Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) software. This study delves into the tools in which FlightStream is equipped, such as its viscous-coupled non-linear flow solver, boundary layer flow capture, propeller modeling, aeroacoustics, control surface actuation, and its 6DOF motion module. Analysis and results from using these tools is compared to relevant experimental data to verify FlightStream is generating acceptable results and to conclude that FlightStream is a valid and effective design tool for the aerospace industry.