Shape Optimization of the

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• Shape Optimization of the
• DiscRotor Aircraft Using Computational Fluid
  Dynamics
• Team Members Jesse Wells and Matt Litz
• Advisor Dr. Saad Ragab, Ph.D.
• The goal of this project is to design and
  quantify basic flight characteristics of a
  DiscRotor wing using Computational Fluid Dynamics.

• Deliverables
• Quantify basic flight characteristics such as
  lift, drag, pitching moments, and downwash
• Investigate relative pitch angles between the
  disc and the rotors
• Test the superposition hypothesis that one can
  obtain the total lift of the DiscRotor wing by
  adding together the contribution from the disc
  and the rotors
• Investigate airfoils that generate lift in either
  forward or backward flight
• Project Scope
• The scope is limited to ordinary fixed-wing
  flight, at estimated cruising speeds, of the
  DiscRotor wing by itself (no fuselage)

Team Photo Here