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This paper outlines the development of the aero-structural dynamics method SOFIA over the duration of the Collaborative Research Center SFB 401. The algorithms SOFIA applies for the spatial and the temporal aero-structural dynamics coupling are presented. It is described in particular how SOFIA’s load and deformation transfer algorithms suitable for non-matching grids at the coupling interface were enhanced towards the application to complete aircraft configurations. The application of SOFIA to various subsonic and transonic aeroelastic test cases is discussed.
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Reimer, L., Braun, C., Wellmer, G., Behr, M., Ballmann, J. (2010). Development of a Modular Method for Computational Aero-structural Analysis of Aircraft. In: Schröder, W. (eds) Summary of Flow Modulation and Fluid-Structure Interaction Findings. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, vol 109. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04088-7_9
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