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So, in just a few hours I was able to create this response plot to understand how lift and drag varied against thickness, camber, and position of max camber. You can interact with this plot and the data on plotly: Initial output I get is an Excel sheet with my three input parameters and my three selected goals: lift coefficient, drag coefficient, and lift-drag ration. For your studies, this might mean dialing back the mesh level or refinement controls from what you’d use in a single-point validation study. Before beginning this design study, I made sure to optimize my mesh and calculation controls to get an accurate enough answer in a minimum amount of time. I chose 50 design points, because that seemed sufficient to get a good idea of response, but not enough that it wouldn’t solve overnight on my laptop. We then specify how many Experiments to create. It’s a few simple clicks to select the dimensional parameters I want to vary, and the range they should vary within. Some quick tips are to use equidistant mesh control and at least one Solution Adaptive mesh refinement to capture the complex pressure field that develops.
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There are good posts and forum discussions about this already. My study is a 2D domain and is a fixed 6 degree angle of attack. I am not going to dive in to meshing or much of the “windtunnel” study set up. I used this because I had previously validated my meshing strategy by matching to NACA 2412 section lift and drag results with these same flow conditions. The Flow Simulation was set up to match a Reynold’s Number of 3.1 x10^6. Varying thickness, camber, and position of max camber I set up the base sketch to vary in airfoil thickness, camber, and position of max camber: I decided to give this a try by optimizing a low-speed (M ~ 0.25) airfoil suitable for use on a small aircraft. This means we can set up a Design of Experiments in Flow, varying model or study characteristics and evaluating the performance of our design. With the release of SOLIDWORKS 2017, Flow Simulation introduces Multiparameter Optimization. You are probably aware of parametric studies that are available in SOLIDWORKS as part of a Design Study, a Parametric Optimization in Simulation Professional, and Parametric Study in Flow Simulation.
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Today, we engineers have access to incredible software and computing power. Wright Brothers example airfoil testing ( ) Specifically, they investigated 2D airfoil characteristics of camber (curvature) and thickness, as well as 3D wing parameters like planform aspect ratio and shape.
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They crafted a series of parametric experiments to explore the relationship between wing shape and aerodynamic performance. In the Fall and Winter of 1901, Orville and Wilbur Wright completed the most comprehensive study of airfoils to-date in their experimental wind tunnel in Dayton, Ohio.