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Texas AM University: FSI simulation of an aircraft wing
Texas A&M researchers analyze aircraft wing slat with super-elastic SCF using CFD and FSI, addressing mesh challenges for noise reduction.
Researchers at Texas A&M University are conducting CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) and FSI (Fluid‑Structure Interaction) analyses of an aircraft wing leading edge slat that uses a Slat Cove Filler (SCF), made from a super-elastic shape memory alloy, to reduce aeroacoustic noise when the slat is deployed. Grid management challenges were encountered because the compression of the filler can cause mesh elements to go to zero volume. The CFD software needs to handle complex mesh deformations, non-linear materials, and facilitate the FSI analysis. Initial results show the computational and experimental results compare well.
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