Two Dimensional Analysis of Fluid-Structure Interaction by Method of Finite Differences - Hydraulic Ram, the Fuel Tank Problem.

Abstract

As part of an ongoing research program at the Naval Postgraduate School concerned with aircraft vulnerability and, in particular, the 'Hydraulic Ram' phenomenon, two FORTRAN IV computer codes were written to analyze in two dimensions problems concerning structure-fluid interaction. This thesis presents the method selected for solution, details the codes written and presents test cases and example problems. User's instructions and program listings for both codes are also included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0783839

Entities

People

  • John Charles Bitzberger

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computers
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Instructions
  • Mechanical Structure
  • Two Dimensional
  • Vulnerability

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Computer Science.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)