Zeus++ - A GUI-Based Flowfield Analysis Tool, Version 1.0, User's Manual

Abstract

A User's Manual for the Zeus(++) Flowfield Analysis tool is provided along with a tutorial for setting up and executing a missile geometry with control surfaces. The tool solves the three-dimensional Euler equations to calculate the inviscid flowfield about the geometry. This inviscid solution is then supplied as input to an integral boundary layer solver which calculates the effects of viscosity on the body. Finally, if a more in-depth solution is desired, Zeus(++) can be used to generate a computational domain for use in a full Navier-Stokes solver. By applying the Zeus(++) tool, computational analyses of complex three-dimensional missile geometries can be performed on a personal computer in a matter of minutes. In addition, a computational grid suitable for a full Navier-Stokes solver can be generated in approximately 10 min. This represents significant savings in both manpower and computational costs typically associated with computational fluid dynamics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA372392

Entities

People

  • David F. Robinson

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Defense Systems
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geography
  • Geometry
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Military Research
  • Operating Systems
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Operations Research