Low-cost fluid-structure interaction solver for airfoils

Details

Supervisors

Chatelain, Philippe

Faculty

Ecole polytechnique de Louvain

Degree label

Master [120] : ingénieur civil mécanicien, à finalité spécialisée

Abstract

enFluid–structure interaction is a complex phenomenon that occurs widely and continually, all around us. To better understand and predict aeroelastic behavior, appropriate numerical simulation tools are required. Some of those, although very accurate and reliable, are extremely demanding in computing time and resources. This thesis details the development, verification, and application of an unsteady, low-cost Fluid–structure interaction solver, based on the vortex-sheet method, over two-degree-of-freedom rigid airfoils. The solver enables parametric analysis, investigations of flutter and responses to disturbed environments with useful accuracy while keeping a reduced computational cost.