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Supersonic Transport Analysis on the IBM Parallel System SP2Several studies of supersonic transport (SST) configurations have been undertaken by members of the High Speed Aerodynamics branch at NASA Ames. These computational investigations involved the analysis of shapes to study the sonic boom signatures, aerodynamic performance characteristics, as well as studies of nacelle/airframe integration. A variety of different computer codes were employed including both structured and unstructured codes. The AIRPLANE code has been used extensively in these investigations. This computer code solves the Euler equations for inviscid flow by exploiting an explicit finite volume method on a mesh of tetrahedral cells. AIRPLANE is capable of handling complete aircraft configurations including nacelles and diverters. An example of a generic SST configuration is shown and a comparison of computed and experimental force coefficients is presented. Most of the computations in support of the SST investigations have been run on the YMP and C-90 computers currently installed at NASA Ames. Additional information is contained in the original extended abstract.
Document ID
20020016024
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Jameson, Antony
(Princeton Univ. NJ United States)
Cliff, Susan
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Thomas, Scott
(Sterling Software, Inc. Moffett Field, CA United States)
Baker, Timothy
(Princeton Univ. NJ United States)
Cheng, Wu-Sun
(International Business Machines Corp. Kingston, NY United States)
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1995
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Meeting Information
Meeting: Computational Aerosciences (CAS) Workshop
Location: Moffett Field, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: March 7, 1995
End Date: March 9, 1995
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG2-928
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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