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Hauptverfasser: Cattarossi, Luca, Sacco, Filippo, Giuliani, Nicola, Parolini, Nicola, Mola, Andrea
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Veröffentlicht: 2024
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.10529
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author Cattarossi, Luca
Sacco, Filippo
Giuliani, Nicola
Parolini, Nicola
Mola, Andrea
author_facet Cattarossi, Luca
Sacco, Filippo
Giuliani, Nicola
Parolini, Nicola
Mola, Andrea
contents This work presents a numerical model for the simulation of potential flow past three dimensional lifting surfaces. The solver is based on the collocation Boundary Element Method, combined with Galerkin variational formulation of the nonlinear Kutta condition imposed at the trailing edge. A similar Galerkin variational formulation is also used for the computation of the fluid velocity at the wake collocation points, required by the relaxation algorithm which aligns the wake with the local flow. The use of such a technique, typically associated with the Finite Element Method, allows in fact for the evaluation of the solution derivatives in a way that is independent of the local grid topology. As a result of this choice, combined with the direct interface with CAD surfaces, the solver is able to use arbitrary order Lagrangian elements on automatically refined grids. Numerical results on a rectangular wing with NACA 0012 airfoil sections are presented to compare the accuracy improvements obtained by grid spatial refinement or by discretization degree increase. Finally, numerical results on rectangular and swept wings with NACA 0012 airfoil section confirm that the model is able to reproduce experimental data with good accuracy.
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spellingShingle A geometry aware arbitrary order collocation Boundary Element Method solver for the potential flow past three dimensional lifting surfaces
Cattarossi, Luca
Sacco, Filippo
Giuliani, Nicola
Parolini, Nicola
Mola, Andrea
Numerical Analysis
65M38
This work presents a numerical model for the simulation of potential flow past three dimensional lifting surfaces. The solver is based on the collocation Boundary Element Method, combined with Galerkin variational formulation of the nonlinear Kutta condition imposed at the trailing edge. A similar Galerkin variational formulation is also used for the computation of the fluid velocity at the wake collocation points, required by the relaxation algorithm which aligns the wake with the local flow. The use of such a technique, typically associated with the Finite Element Method, allows in fact for the evaluation of the solution derivatives in a way that is independent of the local grid topology. As a result of this choice, combined with the direct interface with CAD surfaces, the solver is able to use arbitrary order Lagrangian elements on automatically refined grids. Numerical results on a rectangular wing with NACA 0012 airfoil sections are presented to compare the accuracy improvements obtained by grid spatial refinement or by discretization degree increase. Finally, numerical results on rectangular and swept wings with NACA 0012 airfoil section confirm that the model is able to reproduce experimental data with good accuracy.
title A geometry aware arbitrary order collocation Boundary Element Method solver for the potential flow past three dimensional lifting surfaces
topic Numerical Analysis
65M38
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.10529