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Re: who has written a BEM code for an airfoil?

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  • Subject: [mg12755] Re: who has written a BEM code for an airfoil?
  • From: Peter Kelm <kelm at tb.ina.de>
  • Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 03:04:16 -0400
  • Organization: INA Waelzlager Schaeffler oHG
  • References: <6kvqha$7nk@smc.vnet.net> <6l5hch$j08@smc.vnet.net>
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BEM means Boundary Element Method. It is a numerical method somewhat
comparable to FEA (Finite Element Analysis). The major advantage of it
is that it does not require meshing the whole volume
of a body but its surface only. Unfortunately there are disadvantages
for nonlinear problems.

You can find more on this using the common Internet search engines...

Hopre this helps...

Peter

Robert B. Love wrote:

> In <6kvqha$7nk at smc.vnet.net> "Emanuele Cannizzaro" wrote:
> >
> > who has written a BEM code for an airfoil?
>
> Growing up reading all that sci-fi in the 60s leads me to think that BEM
> = Bug Eyed Monster.  I'm sure I'm behind the times.  Somebody plz
> explain BEM using monosyllables and simple pictures.
>
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---------------------------------Peter Kelm kelm at tb.ina.de
INA-TB (Analysis department)
INA Waelzlager Schaeffler oHG
D-91074 Herzogenaurach
Germany




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