Aeroelasticity
Aeroservoelasticity
Flutter
Flight Loads
ZAERO's Description
ZAERO, integrates all essential disciplines required for advanced industrial aeroelastic design and analysis. ZAERO's unique high-fidelity geometry module allows you to accurately model wing-body configurations including underwing naceles/stores. It's unified AIC scheme provides the capability to run subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic Mach numbers with a single aerodynamic model. ZAERO has a built-in finite element analysis output file loader that can readily import free vibration analysis results from numerous available commercial products including (MSC.Nastran, IDEAS, ELFINI, Abaqus, Ansys, and others).
A Unified Aerodynamic Influence Coefficient (UAIC) matrix scheme allows for flutter, static aeroelastic and aeroservoelastic analyses to be performed in subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic Mach numbers. A high fidelity geometry package provides for easy modeling of complex aircraft configurations that can include fuselage, stores, engine inlets, etc. Built-in spline methods establish accurate interfacing between structural FEA and aerodynamic models. Structural modal results are directly imported from other commercial FEA codes. ZAERO's modal importer currently supports numerous FEA codes including MSC.Nastran, UAI Nastran, CSA Nastran, NE Nastran, ASTROS, I-DEAS, ELFINI, Genesis, and a free-formatted input for use by any other FEA software. Versatile graphic output capability allows for viewing of all facets of the aeroelastic analysis and design process using a host of commercially available graphic software packages. ZAERO is a professional software engineering tool that can efficiently solve your most demanding industrial aeroelastic and aeroservoelastic problems.
Key Features
Main Architectural Features
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ZAERO is available for annual licensing (1 token = 1 license). Choose from the following options and engineering modules to best fit your needs.
ZAERO's Options (Choose One):
ZAERO I: Linear subsonic unsteady aerodynamics for wing-body configurations (Mach No. < 1). Includes the flutter module.
ZAERO II: Linear sonic, supersonic, and hypersonic unsteady aerodynamics for wing-body configurations (Mach No. > 1). Includes the flutter module.
ZAERO III: Linear unsteady aerodynamics for wing-body configurations at all Mach numbers (all Mach No.). Includes ZAERO I + ZAERO II + the flutter module.
Engineering Modules (Optional):
ZTRAN Option: Transonic unsteady aerodynamics for wing-body configurations using an overset field panel method.
ZTAW Option: AIC correction method based on CFD or wind tunnel results.
ASE Option: Stability analysis of aeroservoelastic systems using the state-space approach.
GUST Option: Discrete and continuous gust analysis using time-domain state-space or frequency domain approaches. (Requires the ASE option to be licensed as well.)
Dynamic Loads Option: Transient maneuver and ejection loads analysis.(Requires the ASE option to be licensed as well.)
Non-Linear Flutter Option: Transient response analysis of open/closed-loop systems with structural, aerodynamic, or control system nonlinearities(Requires the ASE, Dynamic Loads, and Gust options to be licensed as well.)
Trim Option: Static aeroelastic analysis for solving the trim systems and computing the flight loads.
FLTPRAM Option: Parametric flutter analysis of massive number of aircraft/store cases using the mass increment method.
ZWHIRL Option: Performs whirl flutter analysis in the frequency domain.
Optional modules are in addition to ZAERO Options I, II or III.
System Requirements and Platform