In this paper, lift and drag coefficients were numerically investigated using NUMECA software in a set of 4-digit NACA airfoils. Two metamodels based on the evolved group method of data handling (GMDH) type neural networks were then obtained for modeling both lift coefficient (CL) and drag coefficient (CD) with respect to the geometrical design parameters. After using such obtained polynomial n...

The efficiency of an airfoil can be improved by adjusting its surface. CFD software was used to investigate a 2D with and without spanwise semicircular groove on the upper NACA0012 airfoils grooves were analyzed using k-ω turbulence model. lift drag coefficients compared. To effect location efficiency, added in various locations compared smooth airfoil. flow velocity remained constant at 20 m/s...

Frank Marble, among the nation’s preeminent aerospace propulsion scientists during the second half of the 20th century, has passed away at the age of 96. His pioneering technical contributions changed the direction of several important fields that are foundational to both aircraft and rocket systems. However, quite possibly, Frank Marble made even greater contributions to aerospace engineering ...