27th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 19 - 24 September 2010, Nice, France
Paper ICAS 2010-2.7.2

DIRECT OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND AERODYNAMIC SHAPE DESIGN AT SUPERSONIC FLIGHT CONDITIONS

S. A. Takovitskii
TsAGI, Russian Federation

Keywords: optimization, aerodynamic shapes, supersonic aircraft

The efficient method for aerodynamic shape profiling in supersonic flow is presented. The method combines Newton-based optimization algorithm and flow modeling within the framework of Euler’s equations. Two- and three-dimensional design problems are considered. The objective functions (drag and sonic-boom parameters) are minimized under geometric and aerodynamic constraints.

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