Euler calculations for a complete aircraft

  • A. Jameson
  • T. J. Baker
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Part of the Lecture Notes in Physics book series (LNP, volume 264)

Abstract

We describe a new finite element method for solving the Euler equations, and present the results of a transonic flow calculation for a commercial aircraft with pylon mounted engines. The finite element method uses a tetrahedral mesh, and establishes conservation of mass, momentum and energy in polyhedral control volumes by summing fluxes through the faces of the tetrahedra. The tetrahedra are generated by using a DeLaunay triangulation to connect a swarm of mesh points surrounding the aircraft.

Keywords

Voronoi Diagram DeLaunay Triangulation AIAA Paper Mesh Point Tetrahedral Mesh 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • A. Jameson
    • 1
  • T. J. Baker
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringPrinceton UniversityPrincetonUSA

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