PARC Code: Theory and Usage

Abstract

The PARC code is a general purpose flow simulation computer program. It is based on the NASA Ames-developed ARC code and has been extensively enhanced for usage in an applications-oriented environment. A wide variety of flows may be simulated, including those with complex geometries (e.g., aircraft forebody and inlet in a wind tunnel) and those with complex fluid dynamics (e.g. , turbulent wall jet). Flow simulations may be two-dimensional, axisymmetric, or three-dimensional; also, they may be inviscid, laminar, or turbulent. Generalized boundary conditions may be located anywhere within the computational grid. Flow geometries may be treated by blocks so that the grid-generation process is simplified, and very complex problems may be simulated. This flow- simulation program has proven to be a very versatile and robust tool for the analysis of engineering problems involving fluid flows. Keywords: Navier-Stokes solver, Computational fluid dynamics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADB139386

Entities

People

  • G. K. Cooper
  • J. R. Sirbaugh

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Differential Equations
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Reynolds Number
  • Test Facilities
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional
  • Viscous Flow

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design