Multi-disciplinary simulation of a flexible hydrofoil /
Most multi-disciplinary analysis problems require many ics.
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | Most multi-disciplinary analysis problems require many ics. different software tools from a variety of disciplines to inter-operate with each other. A major obstacle in the analysis of engineering systems has been the lack of integration among the various software tools involved. It is essential that these different tools be able to communicate effectively with each other for dynamic multi-disciplinary analysis. The generic Multi-Disciplinary Computing Environment (MDICE) attempts to alleviate the communication difficulties that currently exist. The environment provides high- level communication mechanisms, allowing application programs to communicate data and share functionality with other programs. A flexible hydrofoil is being developed at the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University, which will use fish-like flapping for maneuvering. In the present work, MDICE is used to perform multi-disciplinary, time dependent simulations of the flexible hydrofoil. The fluid dynamics calculations are done using an unsteady panel method code. The structural and dynamics calculations are done using a commercial finite element software, ABAQUS. |
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| Item Description: | Vita. "Major subject: Aerospace Engineering". |
| Physical Description: | ix, 65 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 62). |