Background on CFD foundations, workflow, and aerospace applications.
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Aero
An experimental engineering agent for planning, teaching, executing, and reviewing CFD workflows across first-order methods, OpenFOAM, and supervised Fluent workflows.
01 / Project
Aero connects engineering problem framing, fidelity selection, solver setup, execution evidence, and review without treating an AI-generated answer as computational authority.
Status
Active development / experimental · 2026
Technical focus
- Engineering problem framing and fidelity selection
- Geometry, mesh, boundary-condition, and preflight checks
- Convergence, conservation, and validation gates
- OpenFOAM and supervised Fluent execution paths
- Python analysis and inspectable run artifacts
02 / Design review
Capability is presented with its evidence and boundary.
This record distinguishes what the current project can demonstrate from what remains experimental or unproven.
Problem
- CFD work is not one calculation. It is a chain of assumptions, setup decisions, solver behavior, numerical checks, and interpretation that can fail at different points.
- Aero is being developed to make that chain explicit and reviewable while helping an engineer move between first-order estimates and higher-fidelity numerical work.
Design approach
- A typed, versioned case specification carries geometry, mesh, material, model, boundary-condition, and run intent into the workflow.
- Static and live preflight checks inspect the case before execution. Telemetry and bounded numerical adjustments support supervised runs rather than open-ended solver control.
- Artifacts, manifests, convergence history, conservation checks, and validation status remain attached to the result so the reasoning can be inspected after execution.
Boundaries
- The numerical solver—not the AI—is the computational authority.
- Aero does not treat a converged solution as a validated prediction.
- Consequential setup changes and engineering conclusions remain subject to human review.
- A bounded solver smoke test proves an execution path, not design fitness or predictive validity.
Evidence / verification
- The OpenFOAM path produces case specifications, preflight results, run telemetry, and evidence manifests for review.
- A bounded headless Fluent saved-case run has verified the execution path. That result is classified as a smoke test rather than validated CFD evidence.
- Promotion toward engineering evidence requires numerical convergence, conservation checks, and comparison with an appropriate analytical, experimental, or reference basis.
Current limitations
- The project remains experimental and is not a substitute for engineering judgment or solver expertise.
- The supervised Fluent GUI workflow is not yet dependable enough to describe as a certified end-to-end workflow.
- Validation coverage depends on the problem class; completed execution alone does not establish physical accuracy.
03 / Selected artifacts
Source, notes, and inspectable records.
Selected references connect the project description to its public source, technical notes, and evidence records.
Typed inputs that keep setup intent and solver configuration inspectable.
Preflight results, telemetry, manifests, and validation status retained with each workflow.