26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-2.5.3

A TOOL FOR PARAMETRIC GEOMETRY AND GRID GENERATION FOR AIRCRAFT CONFIGURATIONS

G. L. Oliveira, L. C. C. Santos, A. L. Martins, G. G. Becker, M. V. F. Reis*, N. Spogis*, R. F. A. F. Silva*
Embraer, Brazil; *ESSS, Brazil

Keywords: parametric geometry creation, grid generation, multidisciplinary optimization

To achieve an efficient aircraft design cycle, designers need an environment where geometrical changes and computational meshes can be automatically generated, providing full support for engineering analysis. This work describes a tool that accomplishes these goals. It is based on CATIA V5 and grid generators from Ansys ICEM CFD.

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