Multi-disciplinary optimization for wing flap considering noise and lift based on grid technology

Bilateral Research and Industrial Development Enhancing and Integrating GRID Enabled Technologies , BRIDGE, project has been developed and put into operation under the EU project. The goal for aerospace application is to optimize an airplane wing flap position for low noise and high lift during aircraft landing situation. In this project, several simulation optimizers have been developed as Grid services deployed in different locations form Europe to China. EADS provides the Acoustic Simulation Service, executing on an EADS cluster. AVIC provides three services including Unsteady-aerodynamic, aero-elastic, simulation, and genetic algorithm optimization in China. A Meta Modeling service from FhG-SCAI is running in Germany. A workflow management OPTIMUS, provided by LMS, is adopted to establish the workflow. The Grid platforms are created by integrated European Grid middleware GRIA and Chinese Grid middleware CNGrid GOS by Southampton University and BUAA. BRIDGE project h as fulfilled its objectives. The EU final review report gives the following conclusion: "The project was very successful and achieved all its goals.".