A strong coupled CFD-CSD method on computational aeroelastity

In this paper, a strong coupled CFD-CSD method is developed to simulate the aeroelastic phenomena. The CFD solver is based on the finite-volume algorithm for the Navier-Stokes equations on unstructured grid. The CSD solver solves the aeroelastic governing equations in the modal space. Their coupling is realized by a dual-time method. The spring-based smoothing method is adopted to deform and regenerate the aerodynamic grid. Two test cases are selected to validate the authors´ method for static and dynamic aeroelastity .The results of the simulation for the static aeroelastic problems of a missile wing show that the Lift Coefficient and Drag Coefficient are severally 7% and 5% lower than those don´t consider the elasticity of the wing. The results for the flutter boundary prediction of the AGARD 445.6 wing have been proved much closer to the experiment than using the DLM. This method can describe the effects of fluid viscosity more exactly for highly nonlinear transonic flight conditions. The calculation has proved reliable in the subsonic regime , but not accurate enough in the supersonic regime.