Objective
This proposal is made with the help of an Exploratory Award which included a Feasibility Study. This project will lead the World in coupling Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) with Finite Element (FE) structural code. The demand for this is coming from a sector of industry that has never before had the oportunity to make meaningful design calculations for the benefit of safety or performance. Ultimately this emerging technology will have wide reaching effects way beyond the immediate project In this project the coupled CFD / FE will be developed and validated for the simulation of Aerostructures whose shape is determined by the flow around it. These are Paragliders, Yacht Sails, Microlight Aircraft, Paramotors and Wind Turbines. The development of this capability will greatly improve the Safety and Performance of these craft and is crucial for the emergence of some new and potentially valuable commercial markets. The Flexible Aerostructure Numerical Simulator (FANS) will be developed in three steps from work originally commissioned by the French army for parachute simulation. Phase 1 will simulate steady state operation, phase 2 will result in a short sequence of the onset and tightening of curved motion, and phase 3 will result in the simulation of rapid motion (flapping) and folding with cloth contact. The validation of these simulations will be done by measuring the shape and operational data of various aerostructures in different attitudes or sequences and comparing them on screeen. It will be the first time that this technology is used in these industry sectors. Derivatives of the product of this project could simulate a human heart valve pumping, an automotive airbag exploding, or an inflated building in a gale.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringaircraft
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energywind power
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesclassical mechanicsfluid mechanicsfluid dynamicscomputational fluid dynamics
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PO30 4JY Isle of Wight
United Kingdom