AIRCRAFT WING DESIGN THROUGH INTEGRATION OF OPENVSP AND ANSYS
Keywords:
OpenVSP, ANSYS Fluent, Parametric modeling, Aerodynamic optimization, Co-simulationAbstract
To address the challenge of balancing modeling efficiency and computational accuracy in traditional wing design, this paper proposes a collaborative optimization method based on OpenVSP parametric modeling and high-fidelity CFD analysis using ANSYS. A parametric wing model is created in OpenVSP, and aerodynamic performance simulations are conducted in ANSYS Workbench. Case studies show that this method reduces the time for a single design iteration to 3.5 hours while maintaining lift coefficient errors below 8%, achieving a 68% improvement in efficiency compared to conventional processes.References
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