Effect of Turbulence Models on Aerodynamic Optimization of 3-D Wing Geometries
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of two commonly used turbulence models in Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes simulations on three-dimensional optimum design obtained with the gradient-based deterministic aerodynamic shape optimization in transonic, viscous, turbulent flow. The main contribution of this study to aerodynamic design area is to evaluate the impact of turbulence models on the computational cost, optimal shape and its performance obtained with deterministic optimization. The two turbulence models investigated include Spalart-Allmaras and the Menter’s Shear Stress Transport models. In this study, Free-Form Deformation is utilized as shape parameterization technique. The results of the current study show that deterministic design tends to reduce the impact of the turbulence model selection on the optimum shape and performance at deterministic Mach number. It is also observed that the computational cost of optimization is almost constant for each turbulence model.
Recommended Citation
A. Vuruskan and S. Hosder, "Effect of Turbulence Models on Aerodynamic Optimization of 3-D Wing Geometries," Proceedings of the AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum (2019, Dallas, TX), pp. 1 - 11, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), Jul 2019.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2019-3174
Meeting Name
AIAA Aviation 2019 Forum (2019: Jun. 17-21, Dallas, TX)
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-162410589-0
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2019 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
21 Jul 2019
Comments
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Grant NNX14AN17A