3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

Structured Grids

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

STRUCTURED GRIDS
F6 Grids
Boeing Zeus Advancing Front ANSYS ICEM_CFD ICEM_Gridpro JAXA_multiblock_UPACS

DPW1/W2
Boeing ICEM ANSYS ICEM_CFD

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

Structured Multi-Block Wing-Body Grids

Constructed with Boeing Zeus/Advancing Front Method

Course Med Medfine Fine Blunt TE Course Med Medfine Fine

x1 16 24 28 32 z 32 48 60 72

x2 48 72 92 108 y2 48 72 92 112

x3 80 120 156 180

x4 56 88 112 136

x5 16 24 32 36

y1 24 32 36 56 # Cells 24 32 40 48

y2 48 72 92 112 Ave y+ 0.82 0.60 0.50 0.40

y3 16 24 28 32

z 56 84 104 128 Total Grid Size 2.6E+06 9.2E+06 1.8E+07 3.1E+07

Boundary Layer Course Med Medfine Fine

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

Structured Multi-Block Wing-Body Grids

Constructed with Boeing Zeus/Advancing Front Method

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

Typical Centerline Grid

H-H Topology

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

Typical Wing Grid

H-H Topology

Embedded Blunt Trailing Edge Grid Block

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

Typical I-plane Grid

H-Topology

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

Grid Refinement F6 Wing-Body

Coarse Grid Medium Grid

Medium Fine Grid

Fine Grid

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

Grid Refinement F6 Wing-Body w/FX2 Fairing

Coarse Grid Medium Grid

Medium Fine Grid

Fine Grid

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

DPW-W1/W2 ICEM Structured Grids

Medium Grid

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

DPW-W1/W2
Typical K-Grid O-O Topology ICEM

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

DPW-W1/W2
Typical I-Grid O Topology ICEM

3rd CFD Drag Prediction Workshop

San Francisco, California June 2006

Structured Multi-Block DPW-W1/W2 Grids

Constructed with ICEM

K_2 I_ 1 K _1

K_2 J_1 K_ 1
I_2

J_ 2

I_ 3

J_ 3

Coarse Medium Medium Fine Fine

I_1 73 81 121 145

I-2 25 33 49 49

I_3 73 81 121 145

J_1 49 73 73 105

J_2 25 33 49 49

J_3 49 73 73 105

K_1 33 49 65 73

K_3 49 73 97 105

Total Grid Size 1.60E+06 4.20E+06 8.60E+06 1.47E+07

Gridding Guidelines not met - Grids were not uniformly refined!