modelSettings Element |
Settings that affect the wing’s finite element model. The splitting of the optimization regions still account for the given splitting in CPACS. So if some certain structure is split more fine, while these parameters are coarse, the fine split stays intact!
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Name | Occurrences | Description |
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numberOfElementsInEtaDirection | [0, 1] | Number of Elements in span(eta) direction. This also defines the number of real and imaginary ribs in delis. |
numberOfElementsInXsiDirection | [0, 1] | Number of Elements in chord(xsi) direction. This also defines the number of all types of spars (le,te,real,imaginary) in delis. |
skinBaysInSizingRegionEta | [0, 1] | Number of bays in span(eta) direction that defines the size of the optimization region. Defaults to 1 |
skinBaysInSizingRegionXsi | [0, 1] | Number of bays in chord(xsi) direction that defines the size of the optimization region. Defaults to the number of bays between adjacent spars |
createOnlyWingBox | [0, 1] | Flag if just the wing box(region from front spar to rear spar) should be modeled. Otherwise a model from leading to trailing edge is created. Defaults to True |
createControlSurfaces | [0, 1] | Flag if the control surfaces should be modeled explicitly instead of using mass points Defaults to False |
stringerModeling | [0, 1] | Determines how stringers are modeled. These strings can be given: [smeared, simpleBeamSection, complexBeamSection] Defaults to smeared |
capModeling | [0, 1] | Determines how caps are modeled. These strings can be given: [simpleBeamSection, complexBeamSection]. Defaults to simpleBeamSection. |
createStructureTopology | [0, 1] | Flag if wing structure should be created automatically via aircraft generator class without an input dataset. If the flag is set to false, the inner structure needs to be read from CPACS or any other input dataset. Attention: At the moment, only ribs will be created if True. |
splitWingStructure | [0, 1] | Flag if wing structure(spars and skins) defined in cpacs should be split into smaller regions bordered by spars and ribs. If False, the initial cpacs definition of sparSegments and the default skin definition is used instead of a fine granular structure. This has effects on the sizing regions, which are coarse or fine. Defaults to True |
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externalDataDirectory | string | ||
externalDataNodePath | string | ||
externalFileName | string |