Future Research on Transonic Unsteady Aerodynamics and its Aeroelastic Applications

Abstract

This Workshop focused on strategies for promoting and developing engineering-level transonic flutter prediction techniques. The technology of transonic aerodynamics is currently undergoing rapid development. Significant progress is being made to solve the inherently nonlinear equations describing unsteady motions of wings in transonic flow, while the availability of reliable and efficient computational methods will greatly enhance the ability to predict the aeroelastic behaviour of modern aircraft operating under transonic flow conditions. AGARD-SMP has previously coordinated unsteady aerodynamic research carried out on a number of standard wind tunnel model configurations and published the results. The proposals contained in the Evaluation Report (W. J. Mykytow) on the Fall 1984 Structures and Materials Panel Specialists' Meeting on Transonic Unsteady Aerodynamics, together with an expanded range of aeroelastic configurations, formed the guidelines which this Workshop followed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184769

Entities

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aeroelasticity
  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Frequency Domain
  • Geometry
  • Incompressible Flow
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Steady Flow
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Viscous Flow
  • Wind Tunnel Models
  • Wind Tunnels

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design