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Download or read book Two-Dimensional High-Lift Aerodynamic Optimization Using Neural Networks written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The high-lift performance of a multi-element airfoil was optimized by using neural-net predictions that were trained using a computational data set. The numerical data was generated using a two-dimensional, incompressible, Navier-Stokes algorithm with the Spalart-Allmaras turbulence model. Because it is difficult to predict maximum lift for high-lift systems, an empirically-based maximum lift criteria was used in this study to determine both the maximum lift and the angle at which it occurs. The 'pressure difference rule, ' which states that the maximum lift condition corresponds to a certain pressure difference between the peak suction pressure and the pressure at the trailing edge of the element, was applied and verified with experimental observations for this configuration. Multiple input, single output networks were trained using the NASA Ames variation of the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm for each of the aerodynamic coefficients (lift, drag and moment). The artificial neural networks were integrated with a gradient-based optimizer. Using independent numerical simulations and experimental data for this high-lift configuration, it was shown that this design process successfully optimized flap deflection, gap, overlap, and angle of attack to maximize lift. Once the neural nets were trained and integrated with the optimizer, minimal additional computer resources were required to perform optimization runs with different initial conditions and parameters. Applying the neural networks within the high-lift rigging optimization process reduced the amount of computational time and resources by 44% compared with traditional gradient-based optimization procedures for multiple optimization runs. Greenman, Roxana M. Ames Research Center NEURAL NETS; ANGLE OF ATTACK; NAVIER-STOKES EQUATION; LIFT; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPUTERS; AIRFOILS; AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS; AERODYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS; TURBULENCE MODELS; TRAILING EDGES; SUCTION; GRADIENTS; DRAG; FLAPPING; DEFLECTION; ALGO..