Hi everyone,
I’d like to do a not-too-complicated aeroelasticity study of a Formula 1 wing I found online with a linear static FEM. This is the procedure I’d like to follow, but I’m not sure how to handle one step:
- Perform a CFD analysis of the wing
- Extract the pressure field around the wing
- Import the CAD into HyperMesh and create the FEM-ready mesh
- Apply the pressure field and run the FEM simulation
- Export the deformed mesh from HyperView
- Run a new CFD simulation on this deformed mesh and extract the new pressure field under the deformed condition
Here’s where I get stuck: I’d like to perform a second (or third) iteration. I want to start a new FEM analysis using the new pressure field on the deformed mesh, but I need to account for the fact that all the wing components are already stressed and deformed — so I can’t just apply the new pressure maps directly on the deformed geometry. I guess I should use some kind of preloads, but I don’t know how to do that. Could anyone help me?
Thanks in advance!
P.S. I’m using the 2025 version.
