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Hello there,

I am conducting some research into engine-airframe integration for civil transonic aircraft. I have completed computations solving the full 3D N-S equations, but would like a model which has a much lower run time. Within my research I would like to investigate some low-fidelity and low run time methods for modelling the following in 3D :

Transonic Aircraft
Aero-engine with jet

I have had a scout around the internet and these forums for possible methods to achieve this. I have come across many panel methods but I am not sure these will be able to model jets and certainly not shock waves. I do not think that Euler methods will offer me much in terms of time saving compared with the N-S equations. Ideally I would like to use a full 3D transonic potential solver such as Tranair++:

http://www.calmarresearch.com/NF/STG...ir/Tranair.htm

However, Tranair++ does not seem to be readily available anymore. Does anybody know of any open source 3D full transonic potential solvers?

Thanks in advance.

John