Airfoil Contour Analysis CFD Meshing Python Script Application

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Airfoil Contour Analysis CFD Meshing Python Script Application

Airfoil Contour Analysis and CFD Meshing Python Script Application

This applications is python-based to perform engineering analysis on beams with diagrams for shear, moments, angle, and deflection

Perform engineering analysis on beams with diagrams for shear, moments, angle, and deflection including 3D plots.

Python code - This application requires knowledge of Python installation and code execution.

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Features

Load and display airfoil contour files
Airfoil splining and refining
- Get a smooth contour and sufficient contour points
- Refine leading edge and trailing edge
- Prepare contour for meshing
- Automatic calculation of leading edge radius
- Point distribution on spline used as mesh distribution around airfoil
Automatic generation of block-strcuctured mesh
- Single element C-type mesh
- Strictly orthogonal mesh in the vicinity of the airfoil
- Mesh resolution control for airfoil, leading edge, trailing edge and windtunnel
Sharp or blunt trailing edges
Mesh smoothing (to be improved)
Mesh export
- AVL FIRE (.flma)
- Some other file formats are exported using the meshio library (only listed formats)
  - SU2 (.su2)
    - Including boundary markers
  - GMSH (.msh)
  - VTK (.vtk)
  - CGNS (.cgns)
  - ABAQUS (.inp)
- Automatic definition of boundary elements (edges, faces)
  - Airfoil, inlet, outlet, symmetry
Run in batch mode (i.e. run PyAero from the command line)
- Mesh multiple airfoils and export the meshes in multiple formats in one run without user interaction
- Using the -no-gui option and a control file in json format
- Example command: python src/PyAero.py -no-gui data/Batch/batch_control.json
Simple aerodynamic analysis using AeroPython
Airfoil contour analysis (gradient, curvature and curvature circle)
NOT YET IMPLEMENTED:
- Decent smoothing algorithm for the mesh regions outside the orthogonal blocks
- Advanced aerodynamic analysis (i.e. linking to open source CFD software, e.g. SU2)

Python Module Requirements

PySide6
scipy
numpy
meshio

Application demos

Airfoil SD7003
Meshing with PyAero
Calculation with the CFD code SU2
Post-processing done in ParaView

GUI Basic

Example mesh around RAE2822 airfoil

Example mesh around RAE2822 airfoil - Leading Edge

Example mesh around RAE2822 airfoil with a blunt Trailing Edge (with finite thickness)

Source

Python code - This application requires knowledge of Python installation and code execution.

Support:

Engineers Edge has tested the basic functions and operation of this application using Python 3.11.9 and supporting modules.
Supporting Windows application "Visual Studio Code".
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