MAE: 4700 Wing Project

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This page has helpful resources for the MAE 4700/5700 Wing Design Project.

Here is the .txt file used in the video below:

NACA_0012_Airfoil.txt

The video below shows you how to create the initial wing geometry in Ansys Discovery. 

https://youtu.be/3XBw_VRNLXU

The video below shows you how to set up the initial wing analysis in Ansys Mechanical. 

Reiterate with varying numbers of spars/ribs, varying locations, and different thicknesses. For optimizing thickness, you can use Response Surface Optimization. This tutorial should help:

https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/SIMULATION/ANSYS+-+Plate+With+a+Hole+Optimization