RAPID CREATION OF CFD-CAPABLE CAD-MODELS FOR CABIN AIR VENTILATION SIMULATION

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to describe a method for rapid creation of cabin CAD (Computer Aided Design) models for usage in CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) simulations of cabin air ventilation. The intention is to automate the process of model creation in order to speed up the process and reduce the workload both in CAD modeling and mesh creation. The described method is part of a larger process intended to facilitate the usage of CFD cabin air ventilation simulations for passenger comfort. Thus it serves the long-term objective of increased cabin comfort. The complete simulation process including flow calculation and post-processing will be detailed in future publications.