Structure and Interpretation of Surface Flows

J Green 1969

 In the wind tunnel and production CFD environments, visualization of the fully 3D flow is a luxury rarely granted. For wind tunnels, even a 2D surface flow visualization is an expensive, messy, and incomplete tool. Learning to interpret and mentally visualize the flow structure is a critical skill.

So, in the spirit of a great book, SICP, the following documents from ONERA provide a wonderful explanation of the Structure and Interpretation of Surface Flows. After reading through these, you should be able to mentally visualize the 3D flow corresponding to the above image.

Document (5 parts):
1a
1b
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4

 

Presentation: Aircraft Flight Dynamics with a Non-Inertial CFD Code

Aircraft Flight Dynamics with a Non-Inertial CFD Code

AIAA 2005-0230

Charles O'Neill

Jan 2005

Reno, NV

This project was presented as AIAA 2005-0230 and concerns coupling a non-inertial CFD code with a 6 DOF (degree of freedom) rigid body dynamics simulator. Quaternions are used for attitude orientation. The result is a computational aircraft flight dynamics simulation. The paper shows flight maneuvers such as rolls, loops, and thin-strip Magnus lift production.

Navion Roll with Rudder Deflection

The full presentation is available here.