Biography
Biography: Emiliano Costa
Abstract
The RBF4AERO project is properly conceived to tackle all the aspects related to aircraft numerical design and optimization by making the CFD model parametric through an innovative shape optimization tool based on a high-performance meshless morphing technique. This technique is founded on Radial Basis Functions (RBFs) theoretical approach which offers a number of distinct advantages over the more traditional optimization approaches. This new optimization methodology will guarantee very fast and highly detailed CFD optimization analyses such to significantly reduce costs of optimization of aircraft aerodynamics without losing accuracy or domain extent. The final goal of the Project is the development of the RBF4AERO Benchmark Technology, namely a dedicated numerical platform and strategy capable to allow aeronautical design engineers to build up the novel optimization environment by using their own numerical models and computing platforms, and achieve the results of multi-objective and multi-disciplinary optimization studies in a dramatically shorter time with respect to current practices, and with no need to face with typical limiting trade-off constraints. Besides, the RBF4AERO numerical platform enables to solve other relevant aircraft design studies such as FSI and icing growth in an original fashion, and proposes a challenging CFD optimization technique that foresees the adjoint-morphing coupling.
Relevant impact is then expected in the ever-growing technological demand posed by aeronautical manufacturers in relation to the performance and reliability of aircrafts constituting components. The RBF4AERO Project is funded by the EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under GA n° 605396.
Recent Publications
1. Biancolini, M.E., E. Costa, U. Cella, C. Groth, G. Veble, "Glider Fuselage–Wing Junction Optimization using CFD and RBF Mesh Morphing", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal, Vol. 88 Iss 6 pp. 740 - 752, October 2016, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. DOI: 10.1108/AEAT-12-2014-0211.R1
2. Andrejašic, M., D. Eržen, E. Costa, S. Porziani, M.E. Biancolini, and C. Groth, "A Mesh Morphing Based FSI Method used in Aeronautical Optimization Applications", ECCOMAS Congress 2016, Crete Island, Greece.
3. Papoutsis-Kiachagias, E.M., M. Andrejasic, S. Porziani, C. Groth, D. Erzen, M.E. Biancolini, E. Costa, and K.C. Giannakoglou, "Combining an RBF-Based Morpher with Continuous Adjoint for Low-Speed Aeronautical Optimization Applications", ECCOMAS Congress 2016, Crete Island, Greece.
4. Kiyici F, Yilmazturk S, Arican E, Çoban K, Costa E, Porziani S, "U-turn Optimization of a Ribbed Turbine Blade Cooling Channel Using a Meshless Optimization Technique", AIAA SciTech Forum 2017, 9–13 January 2017, Gaylord Texan, Grapevine, Texas (US).
5. Kiyici F, Yilmazturk S, Çoban K, Arican E, Costa E, Porziani S, "Rib Cross Section Optimization of a Ribbed Turbine Internal Cooling Channel with Experimental Validation", Proceedings of ASME Turbo Expo 2017: Turbine Technical Conference and Exposition, June 26-30, 2017, Charlotte, NC, USA.