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Inverse airfoil design procedure using a multigrid Navier-Stokes methodThe Modified Garabedian McFadden (MGM) design procedure was incorporated into an existing 2-D multigrid Navier-Stokes airfoil analysis method. The resulting design method is an iterative procedure based on a residual correction algorithm and permits the automated design of airfoil sections with prescribed surface pressure distributions. The new design method, Multigrid Modified Garabedian McFadden (MG-MGM), is demonstrated for several different transonic pressure distributions obtained from both symmetric and cambered airfoil shapes. The airfoil profiles generated with the MG-MGM code are compared to the original configurations to assess the capabilities of the inverse design method.
Document ID
19920004714
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Malone, J. B.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Swanson, R. C.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Pennsylvania State Univ., Third International Conference on Inverse Design Concepts and Optimization in Engineering Sciences (ICIDES-3)
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Accession Number
92N13932
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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