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Smagglce: Surface Modeling and Grid Generation for Iced Airfoils: Phase 1 ResultsSmaggIce (Surface Modeling and Grid Generation for Iced Airfoils) is a software toolkit used in the process of aerodynamic performance prediction of iced airfoils with grid-based Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). It includes tools for data probing, boundary smoothing, domain decomposition, and structured grid generation and refinement. SmaggIce provides the underlying computations to perform these functions, a GUI (Graphical User Interface) to control and interact with those functions, and graphical displays of results, it is being developed at NASA Glenn Research Center. This paper discusses the overall design of SmaggIce as well as what has been implemented in Phase 1. Phase 1 results provide two types of software tools: interactive ice shape probing and interactive ice shape control. The ice shape probing tools will provide aircraft icing engineers and scientists with an interactive means to measure the physical characteristics of ice shapes. On the other hand, the ice shape control features of SmaggIce will allow engineers to examine input geometry data, correct or modify any deficiencies in the geometry, and perform controlled systematic smoothing to a level that will make the CFD process manageable.
Document ID
20000025235
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Vickerman, Mary B.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Choo, Yung K.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Braun, Donald C.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Baez, Marivell
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Gnepp, Steven
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1999
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TM-1999-209678
E-12033
NAS 1.15:209678
AIAA Paper 2000-0235
Meeting Information
Meeting: 38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting
Location: Reno, NV
Country: United States
Start Date: January 10, 2000
End Date: January 13, 2000
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 548-20-23
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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