Integration of Common Module Signature Code Features. Phase 1 SBIR.

Abstract

This research program studied the feasibility of integrating common modules among leading signature codes. The codes under investigation included PRISM/MuSES, SPIRITS, and GTSIMS. The features that were candidates for integration included plume/flowfield codes, radiation view factor modules, and engagement models. A plan was developed for implementing ground vehicle and helicopter exhaust plume models into the signature codes. Significant progress was achieved in developing the architecture and code selection for ground vehicle plume modeling. Prototype software was produced to demonstrate the calculation and visualization of an exhaust plume on a ground vehicle within the MuSES code. The progress that was made in Phase 1 provides the basis for a signature design tool using the MuSES prototype. A comprehensive plan for Phase 2 focuses on further development of the universal design tool for virtual prototyping of concept vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 31, 1997
Accession Number
ADA369204

Entities

People

  • Alan C. Koivunen
  • Allan R. Curran
  • Keith R. Johnson
  • Kurt Annen
  • Mark R. Anderson

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Exhaust Plumes
  • Exhaust Systems
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Gas Flow
  • Gases
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Helicopters
  • Radiation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbines
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Propulsion Engineering.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.