Recent Development of Aerodynamic Design Methodologies : Inverse Design and Optimization

This volume contains an overview of the recent research in the field of "Aerodynamic Design Methodologies". Three categories of design methodologies are considered in this book: Genetic Algorithms, Inverse Design, and Optimization. Well-recognized researchers in the field cover each topic. Several methods, including a geometry parametrization method for airfoils and wings, are described in detail. Selected application examples demonstrate the large power and capabilities of these methods for the aerodynamic design of airfoils, wings, wing tips, control and high-lift devices, fuselages, wing-engine (with plume) arrangements, jet- engine compressors, turbines and blades.
The book is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Susumu Takanashi, who died in 1995 at the age of 56. He was a research scientist at the National Aerospace Laboratory, Japan and made enormous contributions to this field.