Comparative Analysis of NURBS and Finite Element Method in Computational Fluid Dynamics Applications: Case Study on NACA 2412 Airfoil Aerodynamics

Sohaib Guendaoui, Lahcen El Ouadefli, Abdeslam El Akkad, Ahmed Elkhalfi, Sorin Vlase and Maria Luminița Scutaru ()
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Sohaib Guendaoui: Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 2202 Route Imouzzer, Fes 30003, Morocco
Lahcen El Ouadefli: Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 2202 Route Imouzzer, Fes 30003, Morocco
Abdeslam El Akkad: Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 2202 Route Imouzzer, Fes 30003, Morocco
Ahmed Elkhalfi: Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 2202 Route Imouzzer, Fes 30003, Morocco
Sorin Vlase: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transylvania University of Brasov, B-dul Eroilor 29, 500036 Brasov, Romania
Maria Luminița Scutaru: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Transylvania University of Brasov, B-dul Eroilor 29, 500036 Brasov, Romania

Mathematics, 2024, vol. 12, issue 20, 1-14

Abstract: In this research, an attempt was made to employ the Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS) method for a challenging computational fluid dynamics (CFD) problem of aerodynamics around NACA 2412 airfoils. The comparison was carried out thoroughly by using the same boundary conditions and geometry, comparing NURBS to standard FEM implementations. Our study was interested in demonstrating the foreseeable functionalities of NURBS for solving complex CFD problems and conducting a comparative effectiveness performance evaluation between them with traditional FEM methodologies.

Keywords: B-spline; NURBS; CFD; aerodynamics; NACA2412; FEM (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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