Numerical Simulation of Hypersonic Aerodynamics and the Computational Needs for the Design of an Aerospace Plane

Abstract

This Note records the results of a review and analysis of the status of the computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modeling techniques related to the National Aerospace Plane (NASP) operation. It was undertaken as a task in the study, The National Aerospace Plane (NASP): Development Issues for Follow-on Systems, performed within the Technology Applications Program of Project AIR FORCE. The research sought to evaluate independently the degree of uncertainty and the technical risk involved in predicting the NASP performance using numerical simulation of aerothermal and chemical/combustion processes. This Note covers the technical review portion and identifies the areas for research emphasis so that the predictive reliability of the NASP's potential performance parameters can be improved. This study should interest those concerned with the aerospace plane development in general, and hypersonic CFD modeling in particular.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA260681

Entities

People

  • S. K. Liu

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Differential Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Hypersonic Aircraft
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Mixing

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster