Application of Multi-Block, Patched Grid Topologies to Navier-Stokes Predictions of the Aerodynamics of Army Shell

Abstract

The U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is interested in applying state-of-the-art computational tools to the study of projectile aerodynamics at angle of attack and moderate Mach number. The WIND flow solver has been used to study the aerodynamics of two missile configurations. Computations have been done for several turbulence models. Numerical results are compared with experimental data for body surface pressures, flow field pitot pressures, and body loads.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396516

Entities

People

  • David J. Haroldsen
  • Walter B. Sturek Sr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computations
  • Experimental Data
  • Flow
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Geometry
  • Mach Number
  • Military Research
  • Parallel Processing
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Projectiles
  • Topology
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.