Numerical Simulation

The development, testing and production of new aircraft are associated with considerable project scheduling and financial risks that setbacks can jeopardize the existence of entire companies. Systematic virtual product development is the key to accelerating the introduction of innovative technologies in order to make air transport safer, more cost-effective and environmentally friendly, while allowing better management of the technological risks.the European aerospace industry. In combination with increasingly powerful high-performance computing capabilities, we will make more use of high-precision, high-fidelity simulations across disciplines in a virtual product environment. This will lead to tremendous benefits for both the product development and production processes, including virtual design and virtual flight testing, and the gradual transition to virtual certification.Numerical flow simulation has become one of the driving technologies in the aerodynamic design process when it comes to both scientific research and industrial product development, complementing wind tunnel and flight testing. Advanced methods for application to the aircraft aerodynamic design and analysis are being developed at our Institute. Our FLOWer- and TAU-Code flow simulation tools as well as the CODA software are widely used and recognized within the European aerospace industry. In combination with increasingly powerful high-performance computing capabilities, we will make more use of high-precision, high-fidelity simulations across disciplines in a virtual product environment. This will lead to tremendous benefits for both the product development and production processes, including virtual design and virtual flight testing, and the gradual transition to virtual certification.