Mark Drela

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Mark Drela is affiliated with the following schools: Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Mark Drela's Degrees

PhD Aeronautics and Astronautics Stanford University
Masters Aeronautics and Astronautics Stanford University
Bachelors Aeronautics and Astronautics Stanford University

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According to Wikipedia, Mark Drela is an American aeronautical engineer, currently the Professor of Fluid Dynamics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is primarily concerned with computational engineering, design, and optimization. Drela is famed for his work on aerodynamics softwares:XFOIL for airfoil analysis using a panel methodAthena Vortex Lattice for flight dynamic analysis using a vortex lattice methodMISES for design and analysis of turbo machinery bladingIn 2009, Drela was elected as a member into the National Academy of Engineering for creation of breakthrough aircraft designs and design software that enabled operation in new flight regimes.

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Mark Drela's Published Works

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XFOIL: An Analysis and Design System for Low Reynolds Number Airfoils (1989) (2129)
Viscous-inviscid analysis of transonic and low Reynolds number airfoils (1986) (1112)
Power Balance in Aerodynamic Flows (2009) (211)
INTEGRATED SIMULATION MODEL FOR PRELIMINARY AERODYNAMIC, STRUCTURAL, AND CONTROL-LAW DESIGN OF AIRCRAFT (1999) (207)
Two-Dimensional Transonic Aerodynamic Design Method (1987) (201)
Implicit Large Eddy Simulation of transition to turbulence at low Reynolds numbers using a Discontinuous Galerkin method (2011) (199)
Two-dimensional transonic aerodynamic design and analysis using the Euler equations (1986) (189)
Development of the D8 Transport Configuration (2011) (160)
Newton solution of coupled viscous/inviscid multielement airfoil flows (1990) (148)
Airframe Design for "Silent Aircraft" (2007) (137)
Design and optimization method for multi-element airfoils (1993) (107)
Low-Reynolds-number airfoil design for the M.I.T. Daedalus prototype- A case study (1988) (104)
ISES - A two-dimensional viscous aerodynamic design and analysis code (1987) (104)
Pros & Cons of Airfoil Optimization (1998) (95)
Flight Vehicle Aerodynamics (2014) (92)
Preliminary Experimental Assessment of the Boundary Layer Ingestion Benefit for the D8 Aircraft (2014) (88)
Airframe Design for Silent Fuel-Efficient Aircraft (2010) (86)
On The Construction of Aircraft Conceptual Geometry for High-Fidelity Analysis and Design (2012) (80)
Boundary Layer Ingestion Propulsion Benefit for Transport Aircraft (2017) (76)
A Computational Framework for Fluid Structure Interaction in Biologically Inspired Flapping Flight (2007) (63)
Integral boundary layer formulation for blunt trailing edges (1989) (63)
N+3 Aircraft Concept Designs and Trade Studies. Volume 2; Appendices-Design Methodologies for Aerodynamics, Structures, Weight, and Thermodynamic Cycles (2010) (59)
Implicit Implementation of the Full e^n Transition Criterion (2003) (57)
Boundary Layer Ingestion Benefit of the D8 Transport Aircraft (2017) (56)
Transonic Low-Reynolds Number Airfoils (1991) (55)
Viscous/inviscid method for preliminary design of transonic cascades (1991) (55)
A Family of Designs for Aspirated Compressors (1998) (54)
Newton solution of direct and inverse transonic Euler equations (1985) (50)
N+3 Aircraft Concept Designs and Trade Studies. Volume 1 (2010) (46)
Method for Simultaneous Wing Aerodynamic and Structural Load Prediction (1989) (44)
Aerodynamic Design and Analysis of a High Pressure Ratio Aspirated Compressor Stage (2000) (39)
Analysis of the Aerodynamic Benefit from Boundary Layer Ingestion for Transport Aircraft (2018) (34)
Design and predictions for high-altitude (low Reynolds number) aerodynamic flight experiment (1999) (34)
Implicit Large Eddy Simulation of Transitional Flows Over Airfoils and Wings (2009) (31)
Three-Dimensional Integral Boundary Layer Formulation for General Configurations (2013) (30)
Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Three-Dimensional Design for a "Silent" Aircraft (2006) (30)
Influence of Transonic Flutter on the Conceptual Design of Next-Generation Transport Aircraft (2018) (24)
A Numerical Exploration of Parameter Dependence in Power Optimal Flapping Flight (2006) (24)
Design, Analysis, Fabrication and Test of an Aspirated Fan Stage (2000) (24)
Advanced Configurations for Very Large Subsonic Transport Airplanes (1996) (23)
Experimental Effects of Nozzle Geometry on Flow Efficiency at Low Reynolds Numbers (2012) (23)
Stability of Hybrid-Wing-Body-Type Aircraft with Centerbody Leading-Edge Carving (2010) (22)
Viscous flow around marine propellers using boundary layer strip theory (1994) (21)
Design of a Near-Isentropic Supersonic Inlet Using Active Control (2005) (20)
Design Drivers of Energy-Efficient Transport Aircraft (2011) (20)
Newton Solution of Coupled Euler and Boundary-Layer Equations (1986) (19)
Benefits of Boundary Layer Ingestion Propulsion (2015) (19)
A two-dimensional transonic aerodynamic design method (1986) (19)
Physics-Based Low-Order Model for Transonic Flutter Prediction (2018) (18)
Aerodynamics of Heat Exchangers for High-Altitude Aircraft (1995) (17)
Simultaneous Optimization of the Airframe , Powerplant , and Operation of Transport Aircraft (2010) (17)
A low order model for vertical axis wind turbines (2010) (16)
Development of the D 8 Transport Configuration (2011) (16)
Fully simultaneous coupling for three-dimensional viscous/inviscid flows (1995) (16)
Turbofan Engine Sizing and Tradeoff Analysis via Signomial Programming (2017) (15)
Axisymmetric Analysis and Design of Ducted Rotors (2005) (14)
Design of Single-Motor Nano Aerial Vehicle with a Gearless Torque-Canceling Mechanism (2008) (14)
Aerodynamics and flight control design for hovering micro air vehicles (1998) (13)
Pros and Cons of Airfoil Optimization 1 (2008) (13)
ASWING 5.99 Technical Description — Steady Formulation (2015) (13)
A new transformation and integration scheme for the compressible boundary layer equations, and solution behavior at separation (1983) (12)
Aerodynamics of Human-Powered Flight (1990) (11)
Conservative streamtube solution of steady-state Euler equations (1984) (10)
Design and Characterization of Hover Nano Air Vehicle Propulsion System (2009) (9)
Flight Test Results of a Subscale Super-STOL Aircraft (2020) (9)
ASWING 5 . 99 Technical Description — Unsteady Extension (2015) (9)
Eulerian/Lagrangian coupling procedure for three-dimensional vortical flows (1995) (8)
Human-Powered Flight (1985) (7)
Elimination of Spurious Loss in Euler Equation Computations (2000) (7)
Solar Aircraft Design Trade Studies Using Geometric Programming (2018) (7)
Wind Tunnel Testing of a Blown Flap Wing (2019) (7)
A Non-parametric Discontinuous Galerkin Formulation of the Integral Boundary Layer Equations with Strong Viscous/Inviscid Coupling (2017) (7)
Assorted Views on Teaching of Aerodynamics (1998) (7)
Eulerian/Lagrangian solution of 3-D rotational flows (1990) (6)
Prospects for Eulerian CFD analysis of helicopter vortex flows (1987) (5)
Implementation of a Separated Flow Capability in TRANAIR (2014) (5)
Design and analysis of supercritical suction airfoils (1996) (5)
Design of an Actively Stabilized, Near-Isentropic Supersonic Inlet (2003) (5)
Aerodynamic Performance Accounting for Ultra-Integrated Air Vehicle Configurations (2019) (5)
Mesh Topology Preserving Boundary-Layer Adaptivity Method for Steady Viscous Flows (2017) (5)
Biologically-Inspired Flight for Micro Air Vehicles (2012) (4)
THE ROLE OF SIZE IN THE FUTURE OF AERONAUTICS (2003) (4)
A High Altitude-Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamic Flight Experiment (1999) (4)
NEWTON METHOD ON AXISYMMETRIC TRANSONIC FLOW AND LINEARIZED 3D FLOW PREDICTION (1998) (4)
A Strongly-coupled Non-parametric Integral Boundary Layer Method for Aerodynamic Analysis with Free Transition (2019) (4)
Preliminary Investigation Into the Eects of Cross-Flow on Low Reynolds Number Transition (2011) (4)
An Eulerian/Lagrangian coupling procedure for three-dimensional vortical flows (1993) (3)
AIAA 09-3762 Power Balance in Aerodynamic Flows (2008) (3)
Hybrid Shell Model for Aeroelastic Modeling (2019) (3)
Ram Air Heat Exchangers for Very High-Altitude Subsonic Aircraft (1993) (3)
Towards a Low-Order Model for Transonic Flutter Prediction (2017) (3)
Considerations in Aerodynamic Force Decomposition (2021) (3)
Nickel Overlayers Modify Precursor Gases To Pattern Forests of Carbon Nanotubes (2017) (3)
Advances in the development of a High Order, Viscous-Inviscid Interaction Solver (2013) (3)
Reduction of numerical diffusion in three-dimensional vortical flows using a coupled Eulerian/Lagrangian solution procedure (1993) (3)
Screened expanding turning-vane concept (2019) (3)
Inlet Flow Distortion in an Advanced Civil Transport Boundary Layer Ingesting Engine Installation (2021) (2)
Development and testing of airfoils for high-altitude aircraft (1996) (2)
An Integral Boundary Layer Method using Discontinuous Galerkin Discretization and Captured Transition Modeling (2020) (2)
NEWTON SOLUTION OF DIRECT AND INVERSE TRANSONIC (1985) (2)
A Performance Comparison of eSTOL and eVTOL Aircraft (2021) (2)
Rapid Flow Surveys via Rotating Rake System and Use in Powered Wind Tunnel Models (2014) (2)
Experimentai investigation of a 40 percent thick half-span boundary layer control wing (1998) (1)
A High-Order Self-Adaptive Monolithic Solver for Viscous-Inviscid Interacting Flows (2013) (1)
Stability in blended wing body type aircraft with centerbody leading edge (2009) (1)
Closure Modeling for Three-dimensional Integral Boundary Layer using Physics-constrained Neural Network and Model Inversion (2022) (1)
Boundary Layer Analysis (2014) (1)
A study of non-unique solutions of the two-dimensional boundary layer equations at laminar separation and reattachment points (1983) (1)
Viscous Effects in Aerodynamic Flows (2014) (1)
Investigation of Compressible Laminar, Boundary-Layer Solution Behavior at Separation Using a Displacement Thickness—Based Normal Scaling (1984) (1)
Record conditions for cycling (1994) (1)
Viscous Design and Analysis Methods for Transonic Compressor Blading (1991) (1)
Parametric Design Study for a Blown Flapped Wing (2021) (1)
Aerodynamics of Aircraft in Maneuver (2014) (1)
Physics of Aerodynamic Flows (2014) (1)
EFFECTS OF SURFACE WAVINESS ON FAN BLADE BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION AND PROFILE LOSS — PART I: METHODOLOGY AND COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS (2021) (1)
Stochastic Gradient Optimization of Transonic Airfoils (2020) (1)
Aeroelastic sensitivity calculations using a Newton-based full-potential equation solver (1995) (1)
Unsteady Aerodynamic Flows (2014) (0)
Impact of Propulsion Modeling Approach on High-Lift Force Prediction of Propeller-Blown Wings (2022) (0)
Prandtl Lifting-Line Wing Theory (2014) (0)
Introduction to Flight Dynamics (2014) (0)
Boundary Layer Ingesting Fan Design for a Wind Tunnel (2022) (0)
Aerodynamicsof Heat Exchangers for High-AltitudeAircraft (0)
Flow-Field and Force Measurement (2014) (0)
An Analysis of the Effects of Vortex Shedding on Time Averaged Lift (2006) (0)
Effects of Surface Waviness on Fan Blade Boundary Layer Transition and Profile Loss — Part II: Experimental Assessments and Applications (2021) (0)
Flow-Field Modeling (2014) (0)
Aerodynamic Force Analysis (2014) (0)
16.01-04 Unified Engineering I, II, III, & IV, Fall 2003-Spring 2004 (2004) (0)
Multielement airfoil ice accretion (1995) (0)
Design and performance of an ultra-compact, low-speed, low turbulence level, wind tunnel for aerodynamic and animal flight experiments (2020) (0)
Extended Thin Airfoil Theory (2014) (0)
Calculation methods for rotor wake formation in forward flight (1993) (0)
Compressible Aerodynamic Flows (2014) (0)
Letter from the Editor (2023) (0)
Sheet Jump Relations (2014) (0)
2D Airfoil Far-Field Lift and Drag (2014) (0)
The MIT 'Monarch' and the Kremer World Speed Competition (1985) (0)
A User ’ s Guide to LINDOP V 2 . 50 (2010) (0)
Axis Transformations and Rotations (2014) (0)
Screened expanding turning-vane concept (2020) (0)

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