An Inverse Design Method for Airfoils Based on Pressure Gradient Distribution

An airfoil inverse design method is proposed by using the pressure gradient distribution as the design target. The adjoint method is used to compute the derivatives of the design target. A combination of the weighted drag coefficient and the target dimensionless pressure gradient is applied as the o...

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Main Authors: Yufei Zhang, Chongyang Yan, Haixin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/13/13/3400