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CFD analysis of hypersonic, chemically reacting flow fieldsDesign studies are underway for a variety of hypersonic flight vehicles. The National Aero-Space Plane will provide a reusable, single-stage-to-orbit capability for routine access to low earth orbit. Flight-capable satellites will dip into the atmosphere to maneuver to new orbits, while planetary probes will decelerate at their destination by atmospheric aerobraking. To supplement limited experimental capabilities in the hypersonic regime, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is being used to analyze the flow about these configurations. The governing equations include fluid dynamic as well as chemical species equations, which are being solved with new, robust numerical algorithms. Examples of CFD applications to hypersonic vehicles suggest an important role this technology will play in the development of future aerospace systems. The computational resources needed to obtain solutions are large, but solution adaptive grids, convergence acceleration, and parallel processing may make run times manageable.
Document ID
19940005967
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Edwards, T. A.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: AGARD, Theoretical and Experimental Methods in Hypersonic Flows
Subject Category
Aerodynamics
Accession Number
94N10422
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Public
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