CFD Simulation and Visual Analysis of Complex Time-Dependent Flight Vehicle Flow Fields

Abstract

The primary objective of this research project was to produce a research capability to perform detailed CFD simulations and Scientific Visualization analysis of unsteady, three-dimensional, compressible, viscous flow fields about flight vehicle configurations of interest to the Department of Defense (DoD). The target applications include, but are not limited to, separation of single or multiple stores from aircraft or missiles, launch vehicle or missile booster separation, separation of crew escape modules or ejection seats, separation of fairings, etc. from missile systems, and maneuvering aircraft or missiles. Target flow conditions include, compressible flow regimes with vehicles operating at Mach numbers from high subsonic to moderate hyper-sonic, laminar and turbulent viscous flow, and flow of gases in chemical and thermal equilibrium.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 31, 2000
Accession Number
ADA388051

Entities

People

  • David L. Marcum

Organizations

  • Mississippi State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Equations
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Geometry
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Simulations
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Viscous Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Fluid Dynamics.