Aerodynamic design optimization of a non-lifting strut
| dc.contributor.author | Veenendaal, Justin | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Tachie, Mark (Mechanical Engineering) Gumel, Abba (Mathematics) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Derksen, Robert W. (Mechanical Engineering) Rogalsky, Tim (Mechanical Engineering) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-09-03T13:17:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-09-03T13:17:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-09-03 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Science (M.Sc.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A design engineer has a desire to obtain the best possible design configuration producing the most desirable result. This is especially true in designs involving aerodynamics. This thesis presents a way to design the optimum airfoil for a non-lifting strut-like application. This is achieved by combining the governing laws of aerodynamics with appropriate numerical models to simulate an inputted steady flow regime. By using a robust yet simple parameterization method to represent airfoils and by implementing a genetic algorithm, optimization is achieved and occurs in a timely manner. Performing the optimization across a range of flow fields and for struts in different applications also allows some trends to be deduced, thus providing valuable knowledge to design engineers. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2014 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/23950 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | optimization | en_US |
| dc.subject | aerodynamics | en_US |
| dc.subject | turbulence | en_US |
| dc.subject | parameterization | en_US |
| dc.title | Aerodynamic design optimization of a non-lifting strut | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |