CFD

Aero Tech Talks Seminar on Oct 11: Review of PDE-Based Boundary-Layer Transition Modeling for Complex Aerodynamic Flows
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Aero Tech Talks Seminar on Oct 11: Review of PDE-Based Boundary-Layer Transition Modeling for Complex Aerodynamic Flows

Thank you for attending the Aero Tech Talks seminar featuring Dr. Jim Coder from Penn State.  We hope you found his presentation and Q&A session...

15 Dec 2023 Flexcompute
Happy Thanksgiving from Flexcompute!
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Happy Thanksgiving from Flexcompute!

As the leaves turn and we gather to give thanks, all of us at Flexcompute want to extend our warmest Thanksgiving wishes to you and...

21 Nov 2023 TOM CHEN
Shorter is Better: How Electra Optimizes eSTOL  Aircraft Design with Rapid CFD
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Shorter is Better: How Electra Optimizes eSTOL Aircraft Design with Rapid CFD

Source: Electra Aero, Inc. For a long time, science fiction movies have imagined aircraft navigating through skyscrapers in a bustling modern city. However, the reality...

10 Jul 2023 CJ Doolittle
Enabling the Future of Coastal Travel with Flow360
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Enabling the Future of Coastal Travel with Flow360

The REGENT Seaglider REGENT’s“seaglider” is a fully electric vehicle that utilizes a blown wing and hydrofoils for takeoff from the water, instead of gas powered...

04 May 2023 Jim Bungener
Enabling the Future of Coastal Travel with Flow360
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Enabling the Future of Coastal Travel with Flow360

The REGENT Seaglider REGENT’s“seaglider” is a fully electric vehicle that utilizes a blown wing and hydrofoils for takeoff from the water, instead of gas powered...

04 May 2023 Jim Bungener
REGENT Seaglider CFD Analysis with Flow360
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REGENT Seaglider CFD Analysis with Flow360

REGENT, a pioneer of zero-emission regional coastal transportation, has teamed up with Flexcompute to develop their revolutionary floating, foiling and flying “seagliders”. By leveraging our...

10 Mar 2023 Jim Bungener
CFD Simulation Methods for High-Lift Aircraft Configurations (Part 3 of 3)
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CFD Simulation Methods for High-Lift Aircraft Configurations (Part 3 of 3)

In this series we will highlight contributions to the 4th AIAA High Lift Prediction Workshop using a variety of CFD simulation techniques. The full series...

16 Dec 2022 CJ Doolittle
CFD Simulation Methods for High-Lift Aircraft Configurations (Part 2 of 3)
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CFD Simulation Methods for High-Lift Aircraft Configurations (Part 2 of 3)

In this series we will highlight contributions to the 4th AIAA High Lift Prediction Workshop using a variety of CFD simulation techniques. The full series...

09 Dec 2022 CJ Doolittle
CFD Simulation Methods for High-Lift Aircraft Configurations (Part 1 of 3)
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CFD Simulation Methods for High-Lift Aircraft Configurations (Part 1 of 3)

In this series we will highlight contributions to the 4th AIAA High Lift Prediction Workshop using a variety of CFD simulation techniques. The full series...

02 Dec 2022 CJ Doolittle
Exploring the Fluid Dynamics of an Electric Short TakeOff and Landing (eSTOL) Aircraft (Part 3 of 3)
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Exploring the Fluid Dynamics of an Electric Short TakeOff and Landing (eSTOL) Aircraft (Part 3 of 3)

In this third and final installment, we present the results obtained from our extensive parameter study of an eSTOL aircraft using computational fluid dynamics. As...

21 Oct 2022 CJ Doolittle
Exploring the Fluid Dynamics of an Electric Short TakeOff and Landing (eSTOL) Aircraft (Part 2 of 3)
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Exploring the Fluid Dynamics of an Electric Short TakeOff and Landing (eSTOL) Aircraft (Part 2 of 3)

In PART I of this series, we presented why an eSTOL aircraft is important for future urban transportation and laid the foundation for carrying out...

14 Oct 2022 CJ Doolittle
Exploring the Fluid Dynamics of an Electric Short TakeOff and Landing (eSTOL) Aircraft (Part 1 of 3)
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Exploring the Fluid Dynamics of an Electric Short TakeOff and Landing (eSTOL) Aircraft (Part 1 of 3)

In this article we describe our efforts in collaboration with Electra to model an eSTOL aircraft using computational fluid dynamics. The full article consists of...

07 Oct 2022 CJ Doolittle
Run CFD Using Flow360 Case Generator
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Run CFD Using Flow360 Case Generator

This tutorial will cover the case generator functionality of the Flow360 web client, used for specifying runtime parameters of simulations Documentation 1.1. Run CFD using...

14 Apr 2022 CJ Doolittle
Run CFD Using Flow360 Python API
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Run CFD Using Flow360 Python API

This tutorial will provide an overview of interfacing with the Flow360 client using the Python API Documentation 1.2. Run CFD using Python API: An example...

14 Apr 2022 CJ Doolittle
Run CFD Using Flow360 Web UI
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Run CFD Using Flow360 Web UI

This tutorial will cover some of the basic features of the Flow360 web client Documentation 1.1. Run CFD using Web UI: An example of ONERA...

14 Apr 2022 CJ Doolittle
Propeller Simulation Techniques in RANS CFD using Flow360
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Propeller Simulation Techniques in RANS CFD using Flow360

Flow360 can simulate a propeller using four different techniques, each with its own drawbacks and advantages. The goal of this article is to provide an...

05 Apr 2022 Jim Bungener
Aerodynamic Stall in Aviation - Angle of Attack (AoA)
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Aerodynamic Stall in Aviation - Angle of Attack (AoA)

Pilots of fixed-wing aircraft receive training about how to avoid and, if needed, recover from aerodynamic stalls. A stall condition can result in a pilot’s...

31 Mar 2022 CJ Doolittle
XV-15 Tiltrotor CFD Case Study
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XV-15 Tiltrotor CFD Case Study

Despite a projected 40.3 million flights worldwide in 2020, airplanes actually have a major drawback. To take off, airplanes need to accelerate along a runway...

18 Jan 2022 Feilin Jia
How to Run a Speed Sweep of an Airplane with Flow360 in 15 Minutes
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How to Run a Speed Sweep of an Airplane with Flow360 in 15 Minutes

In this article, we describe how to run a speed sweep of an airplane using Flow360. A speed sweep analyzes the performance of the airplane...

08 Oct 2021 Qiqi Wang
AIAA High Lift Prediction Workshop - Look back at HLPW-3 and Look forward to HLPW-4
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AIAA High Lift Prediction Workshop - Look back at HLPW-3 and Look forward to HLPW-4

I am sure like many of you who are actively involved in Aerospace/Aviation CFD we are eager for the 4th AIAA CFD High Lift Prediction...

06 Oct 2021 Qiqi Wang
How to Design an Airplane, Build a 3D Model, and Perform RANS CFD in 30 Minutes
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How to Design an Airplane, Build a 3D Model, and Perform RANS CFD in 30 Minutes

In this article, we illustrate a typical workflow of using XFoil, Engineering Sketch Pad (ESP), Pointwise, and Flow360 to analyze the aerodynamic performance of a...

08 Sep 2021 Qiqi Wang