Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Proceedings of the 1995 ASME International Mechanical Congress and Exposition, San-Francisco, Kostarika, 12 - 17 Kasım 1995, cilt.232, ss.1-8
The effects of sensitivities on the performance of aerodynamic design optimization were evaluated. Sensitivities were obtained by both analytical and finite-difference approaches. A direct differentiation method was developed to analytically obtain sensitivities for the two-dimensional Euler equations using the material derivative concept of continuum mechanics. Several inverse design optimizations were performed to evaluate the merits of the analytical approach in comparison with the finite-difference approach. The results show that the analytical approach provides accurate sensitivities consistently, improves the convergence of the design cycle, and hence reduces the design cost.