Advanced Aircraft Design: Analysis

Aircraft conceptual designers face an impossible choice: use fast, low-fidelity analysis that misses critical design issues, or invest weeks in high-fidelity analysis that locks in concepts too early. Traditional workflows force engineers through painful "design → mesh → analyze → redesign" cycles that can take weeks per iteration, preventing thorough design space exploration when it matters most.

See how nTop eliminates this compromise by integrating parametric aircraft modeling with real-time analysis—from sizing equations through CFD—in a single, continuous workflow.

What you’ll see:

• Parametric aircraft sizing - Automatically calculate wing loading, thrust-to-weight ratios, and performance requirements that directly drive aircraft geometry in real-time
• Integrated open-source analysis - Experience seamless integration with commonly used analysis tools where geometric changes instantly update mission profile analysis and performance predictions
• Rapid external aerodynamics - Watch nTop Fluids generate pressure distributions and drag predictions directly on implicit aircraft geometry without time-consuming mesh generation
• Analysis-ready tessellation - Discover how adaptive tessellation creates high-quality meshes for Star CCM+, Fluent, and traditional solvers in minutes
• Continuous design validation - See how immediate analytical feedback enables true design space exploration rather than single-point verification

Speakers:

Todd McDevitt, Director of Product Management, nTop
Daeho Hong, Senior Product Manager, nTop