Anil Variyar

Anil Variyar


Department of Aeronautics & Astronautics
Durand Building, Room 010A
Stanford, CA 94305

Background

Ph.D. Candidate, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Stanford University, 2013-present
M.S , Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, 2013
B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, India, 2011

Research Interests

  • Aircraft Conceptual Design
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Aeroelastics
  • System Level Modelling and Analysis

Current Research Focus

My current research is on the conceptual and preliminary design and optimization of unconventional aircraft configurations. The focus is on inclusion of aircraft geometry and the use of physics-based methods like FEA based weight estimation at the conceptual design stage. We are also working on integrating aeroelastic constraints into the conceptual / preliminary design process.

Publications

D. Thomas, A. Variyar; R. Boman, T. Economon; J. J. Alonso, G. Dimitriadis, V. Terrapon, "Staggered strong coupling between existing fluid and solid solvers through a Python interface for fluid-structure interaction problems", Proceedings of the VII International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Crete Island, Greece, June 2017
A. Variyar, T. Economon, J. J. Alonso "Design and Optimization of Unconventional Aircraft Configurations with Aeroelastic Constraints", 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA SciTech Forum, Grapevine, Texas, January 2017.
T. MacDonald, E. Botero, J. M. Vegh, A. Variyar, J. J. Alonso, T. Orra, C. Ilario da Silva. "SUAVE: An Open-Source Environment Enabling Unconventional Designs through Higher Fidelity", 55th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Grapevine, TX, January 2017.
R. Sanchez, H. Kline, D. Thomas, A. Variyar, M. Righi, T. Economon, J.J. Alonso, R. Palacios, G. Dimitriadis, V. Terrapon "Assessment of the Fluid-Structure interaction capabilities for Aeronautical Applications of the open-source solver SU2", ECCOMAS Congress 2016, VII European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Crete Island, Greece, June 2016
A. Variyar, T. Economon, J. J. Alonso "Multifidelity Conceptual Design and Optimization of Strut-Braced Wing Aircraft using Physics Based Methods", 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, AIAA SciTech Forum, San Diego, CA, January 2016.
E. Botero, A. Wendorff, T. MacDonald, A. Variyar, J. M. Vegh, T. Lukaczyk, J. J. Alonso, T. Orra, C. Ilario da Silva. "SUAVE: An Open-Source Environment for Conceptual Vehicle Design and Optimization", 54th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 2016.
N. Nigam, S. K. Ayyalasomayajula, X. Qi, P. C. Chen, J. J. Alonso, A. Variyar, "High-Fidelity Weight Estimation for Aircraft Conceptual Design Optimization", 16th AIAA Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Dallas, TX, June 2015.
T. Lukaczyk, A. Wendorff, E. Botero, T. MacDonald, T. Momose, A. Variyar, J. M. Vegh, M. Colonno, T. Economon, J. J. Alonso, T. Orra, C. Ilario, "SUAVE: An Open-Source Environment for Multi-Fidelity Conceptual Vehicle Design", 16th AIAA Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference, Dallas, TX, June 2015.
Palacios, F., Economon, T. D., Aranake, A. C., Copeland, S. R., Lonkar, A. K., Lukaczyk, T. W., Manosalvas, D. E., Naik, K. R., Padron, A. S., Tracey, B., Variyar, A., and Alonso, J. J., "Stanford University Unstructured (SU2): Open-source analysis and design technology for turbulent flows," AIAA Paper 2014-0243, AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition 2014: 52nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting, National Harbor, MD, January 13-17, 2014.
Variyar, A., Alonso, J. J., Lukaczyk, T. , Colonno, M., "Fuel-Burn Impact of Re-Designing Future Aircraft with Changes in Mission Speci cations," AIAA Paper 2014-0181, 52nd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, National Harbor, MD, January 13-17, 2014.