Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics

A: Numerical Optimization in Aerodynamic Design.- I. Introduction.- II. Definition of the Problems for the Analysis.- 1. Definition of test cases.- 2. ECARP data base: access rules and storage formats.- 3. ECARP data base: visualization tools.- III. Contributions to the Resolution of the Data Workshop Test Cases.- 1. On the optimization of a wing-pylon-nacelle configuration.- 2. Optimization of transonic airfoils and wings.- 2.1 Optimization of transonic airfoils.- 2.2 Optimization of transonic wings.- 3. Airfoil optimization using viscous/inviscid coupling code.- 4. Optimization of the wing-pylon-nacelle testcase TE5 by HISSS-D, a panel method-based design tool.- 5. Design of a wing-pylon-nacelle configuration.- 6. Dassault contribution to the optimum design ECARP project.- 7. Geometry optimization of airfoils by multi-point design.- 8. Riblet optimization.- 9. Aerodynamic design of a M6 wing of transonic wing using unstructured meshes.- 10. Part I. Single and two-point airfoil design using Euler and Navier-Stokes equations.- 10. Part II. Application of genetic algorithms to the design of airfoil pressure distributions.- 11. Design and optimization aspects of 2-D and quasi 3-D configurations using an inverse Euler solver.- 12. Optimum aerodynamic shape design including mesh adaptivitiy.- IV. Synthesis of Test Cases.- V. Conclusion and Perspectives.- B: Navier Stokes Solution on MPP Computers.- I. Introduction.- II. Definition of the Problems for the Analysis.- III. Contribution to the Resolution of the Data Workshop Test Cases.- 1. Flow computation for a NACA0012 with the parallel Navier-Stokes Solver CGNS.- 2. Massively parallel computers for Navier-Stokes solutions on unstructured meshes.- 3. Parallel computations on an IBM SP2 and SGI cluster.- 3.1 Parallel computations on an IBM SP2 and an SGI cluster for the NACA0012 airfoil.- 3.2 Parallel computations on an IBM SP2 for the MW6 wing.- 4. Contributions from INRIA to the test cases.- 4.1 TP1 test case.- 4.2 TP2 test case.- 5. Viscous flow computations using structured and unstructured grids on the Intel-Paragon.- 6. Development of finite element algorithms for compressible viscous flows for parallel SIMD machines.- 7. Implementation of Navier-Stokes solvers on parallel computers.- 8. Navier Stokes simulations on MIMD computers using the EURANU Scode.- IV. Synthesis of Test Cases.- V. Conclusion and Perspectives.- Acknowledgements.- Annex: List of Partners and Addresses.