Enhancement of Data Acquisition and Numerical Computation Capabilities for Unsteady Fluid Dynamics.

Abstract

A significant improvement in the data acquisition and numerical computation capabilities of the Turbulence Research Laboratory was achieved by: 1) the upgrading of the data acquisition system to a PDP 11/84, 2) the addition of a micro VAX work station, and 3) the upgrading of the central computing array processor. All facilities are linked with Ethernet thereby providing for very high speed data links from the laboratory to the VAX Cluster and Array Processor. Also, the facilities are linked by NYSERNET (59k baud) to the NSF supercomputer network. Keywords: Turbulence free shear flows; Unsteady heat transfer; Gas turbines; Hypersonic vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 20, 1987
Accession Number
ADA190115

Entities

People

  • William K. George

Organizations

  • State University of New York at Albany

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Classification
  • Computations
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Links
  • Ethernet
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Gas Turbines
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hypersonic Vehicles
  • Networks
  • New York
  • Procurement
  • Stations
  • Turbulence
  • Universities
  • Work Stations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Hypersonics - Hypersonic Flow