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A high order boundary element formulation for potential incompressible aerodynamics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

M. Gennaretti
Affiliation:
University of Rome III Rome, Italy
G. Calcagno
Affiliation:
University of Rome III Rome, Italy
A. Zamboni
Affiliation:
University of Rome III Rome, Italy
L. Morino
Affiliation:
University of Rome III Rome, Italy

Abstract

A high order boundary element formulation is presented and applied to the solution of potential, incompressible flows around non-lifting and lifting configurations. The high order numerical algorithm is based on a bicubic interpolation of both geometry and quantities over each element of discretisation of the boundary. Numerical validation of the formulation is performed by studying the aerodynamic solution around fuselages and wings, and making comparisons with existing numerical results.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1998 

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