Improved Point Selection Method for Hybrid-Unstructured Mesh Deformation Using Radial Basis Functions

In this paper, an efficient mesh deformation technique for hybrid-unstructured grids, based on radial basis functions, has been developed. The principle procedure adopted for this scheme can be divided into two steps. First, a series of radial basis functions are constructed by an interpolation method according to the displacements of moving boundary points. Later, the displacements of all points in the computation domain are determined by the aforementioned radial basis function series. To improve the efficiency, data reduction should be introduced into the interpolation process. Consequently, a multilevel subspace radial basis function interpolation method based on a “double-edged” greedy algorithm is presented to create an approximate interpolation for all moving boundary points. This method is computationally efficient, preserves orthogonality, and has no dependency on the type of flow solver. Typical deformation problems of a LANN wing, DLR-F6 wing–body–nacelle–pylon configuration and DLR-F11 high-li...

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