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Uncertainty Quantification for Airfoil Icing Using Polynomial Chaos Expansions

Author(s): DeGennaro, Anthony M; Rowley, Clarence W; Martinelli, Luigi

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dc.contributor.authorDeGennaro, Anthony M-
dc.contributor.authorRowley, Clarence W-
dc.contributor.authorMartinelli, Luigi-
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-17T14:14:46Z-
dc.date.available2016-10-17T14:14:46Z-
dc.date.issued2015-09en_US
dc.identifier.citationDeGennaro, Anthony M, Rowley, Clarence W, Martinelli, Luigi. "Uncertainty Quantification for Airfoil Icing Using Polynomial Chaos Expansions" Journal of Aircraft, 52, 5, 1404 - 1411, doi:10.2514/1.C032698en_US
dc.identifier.issn0021-8669-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/pr11w2r-
dc.description.abstractThe formation and accretion of ice on the leading edge of a wing can be detrimental to airplane performance. Complicating this reality is the fact that even a small amount of uncertainty in the shape of the accreted ice may result in a large amount of uncertainty in aerodynamic performance metrics (e.g., stall angle of attack). The main focus of this work concerns using the techniques of Polynomial Chaos Expansions (PCE) to quantify icing uncertainty much more quickly than traditional methods (e.g., Monte Carlo). First, we present a brief survey of the literature concerning the physics of wing icing, with the intention of giving a certain amount of intuition for the physical process. Next, we give a brief overview of the background theory of PCE. Finally, we compare the results of Monte Carlo simulations to PCE-based uncertainty quantification for several different airfoil icing scenarios. The results are in good agreement and confirm that PCE methods are much more efficient for the canonical airfoil icing uncertainty quantification problem than Monte Carlo methods.en_US
dc.format.extent1404 - 1411en_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Aircraften_US
dc.rightsThis is the author’s final manuscript. All rights reserved to author(s).en_US
dc.titleUncertainty Quantification for Airfoil Icing Using Polynomial Chaos Expansionsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.2514/1.C032698-
dc.identifier.eissn1533-3868-

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