ABSTRACT

Numerical solution for 1D Wave Equation using Computational Fluid

Dynamics
The wave equation is an important hyperbolic partial differential equation
that describes the propagation of a wave with space and time. A partial differential
equation that describes the shape and movement of waves is given with a set of initial
and boundary conditions.
To find the value at a grid point, say , by means of finite difference
methods (central difference scheme), A computer program is used to code the 1D
wave equation to solve the given problem. The executed results are plotted by means
of GNUplot, and the numerical solutions are compared with the exact (analytical)
solutions.
In general, we examine questions about the accuracy of the numerical
solution with the exact solution by varying the certain constant parameters such as
time step.
Optimal Design of a Transonic Airfoil
The transonic airfoil design problem is to optimize the design and shape of an
airfoil such that the airfoil section can produce low drag, without forming a strong
shock wave on the surface at transonic flow regimes.
In this case the flow conditions are inviscid and transonic i.e. when the shock
waves are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of an airfoil usually, which causes
a drastic increase in drag.
The optimal design process involves a NACA0012 airfoil at an angle of attack
of 1.25 degrees, and the shape of the airfoil is iteratively changed to obtain an
optimal shape which produces the minimum coefficient of drag. In order to achieve
the optimized shape from the NACA 0012 airfoil, SU2 open source software is
used to solve and optimize the design of the airfoil.