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A comparison of two POD methods for airfoil design optimization

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Abstract

Proper-orthogonal-decomposition (POD) methods have recently been developed for the design of airframe components. In this paper, two POD-based approaches have been studied: the Gappy POD reconstruction procedure (Ref. 6) and the gradient approach (Ref. 7). Both methods do not require a projection onto the CFD governing equations, but are, instead, a collection of flow snapshots that covers the parameter ranges of interest. Their performance on the inverse design of various airfoil shapes such as Korn, NACA63212, HQ2010, and GOE117 airfoils has been compared and evaluated. Our studies show that, while both methods are efficient and accurate once appropriate flow snapshots have been collected, the gradient-based method is generally more accurate.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication35th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit
StatePublished - 2005
Event35th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit - Toronto, ON, Canada
Duration: Jun 6 2005Jun 9 2005

Publication series

Name35th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit

Conference

Conference35th AIAA Fluid Dynamics Conference and Exhibit
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto, ON
Period06/6/0506/9/05

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