An Investigation of CutCell Meshing Strategies for Accurate Aerodynamic Performance Prediction 2012-01-0499
With advances in computing power and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) algorithms, the complexity of CutCell based simulation models has significantly increased. In this study three dimensional numerical simulations were created for steady incompressible flow around airfoil shape. The NACA-0012 airfoil was used for this study. Boundary layer thickness, mesh expansion ratio, and mesh density variation parameters were investigated. Drag and lift coefficients were compared to experimental data. Use of the CutCell method results in a good agreement between CFD results and experimental data.
Citation: Ghmati, R., Jawad, B., and Koutsavdis, E., "An Investigation of CutCell Meshing Strategies for Accurate Aerodynamic Performance Prediction," SAE Int. J. Passeng. Cars - Mech. Syst. 5(1):369-380, 2012, https://doi.org/10.4271/2012-01-0499. Download Citation
Author(s):
Ramadan Elhadi Ghmati, Badih Ali Jawad, Evangelos Koutsavdis
Affiliated:
Lawrence Technological Univ., ANSYS Inc.
Pages: 12
Event:
SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition
ISSN:
1946-3995
e-ISSN:
1946-4002
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems-V121-6, SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems-V121-6EJ
Related Topics:
Computational fluid dynamics
Mathematical models
Wings
Drag
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