Researchers extend the boundaries for integration and application of multidisciplinary design optimization

Researchers extend the boundaries for integration and application of multidisciplinary design optimization. From January through July, researchers at the University of Michigan developed an aeropropulsive high-bypass turbofan model that integrates one-dimensional thermodynamic cycle modeling and com...

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Published in:Aerospace America 2022-12, Vol.60 (11)
Main Authors: Henson, Mike, Hardin, Chris, Cataldo, Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aeronautical research
Aerospace engineering
Boundaries
Computational fluid dynamics
Design optimization
High aspect ratio
Multidisciplinary design optimization
Research facilities
Sensitivity analysis
Turbofans
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Summary:Researchers extend the boundaries for integration and application of multidisciplinary design optimization. From January through July, researchers at the University of Michigan developed an aeropropulsive high-bypass turbofan model that integrates one-dimensional thermodynamic cycle modeling and computational fluid dynamics within Mphys, a multiphysics library built on top of the OpenMDAO computer program created by NASA's Glenn Research Center in Ohio. In June, a team of NASA and Caltech researchers finalized a rank statistics-based multifidelity global sensitivity analysis, or GSA, method that does not depend on the number of model parameters. In July, Airbus and the University of Michigan concluded a five-year research effort that created novel methods for optimizing very flexible, high-aspect-ratio wings.
ISSN:0740-722X