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A Technical Note on the appropriate CFD boundary conditions for the prediction of ground effect aerodynamics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

T. J. Barber ,
E. Leonardi  and
R. D. Archer
T. J. Barber
Affiliation:
Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesSydney, New South Wales, Australia
E. Leonardi
Affiliation:
Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesSydney, New South Wales, Australia
R. D. Archer
Affiliation:
Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringUniversity of New South WalesSydney, New South Wales, Australia
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The accurate prediction of ground effect aerodynamics is an important aspect of wing-in-ground effect vehicle (WIG) design. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solutions are useful alternatives to expensive (especially in the case of ground effect) wind-tunnel testing. However, the incorporation of the rigid surface effects often leads to confusion due to such a model being in a vehicle fixed reference frame (air moving, vehicle fixed) rather than the real-life situation of a ground fixed reference frame (air fixed, vehicle moving).

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Technical Note
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 103 , Issue 1029 , November 1999 , pp. 545 - 547
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1999 

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