Applied Computational Fluid Dynamics in Support of Aircraft/Store Compatibility and Weapons Integration - 2004 Edition

Abstract

The Air Force SEEK EAGLE Office (AFSEO), Eglin Air Force Base (AFB), FL, is the United States Air Force (USAF) authority for weapons certification efforts. AFSEO performs test and evaluation for aircraft/store compatibility certification and uses Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to support this process. Determining the flow about an aircraft/store combination can be extremely difficult. Complicated geometry such as pylons, launchers, and internal weapons bays can create severe acoustic and aerothermodynamic environments, which are challenging to numerically simulate. The additional challenge of rapidly and accurately simulating the trajectory of a store separation in a high-volume simulation environment is beyond the capabilities of most CFD programs. The USAF requirement for numerous, simultaneous and quick-reaction solutions for a wide variety of stores and aircraft can only be accomplished through application of parallel high-performance computing resources that meet the significant computational and memory demands of the various cases.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADP023838

Entities

People

  • Bruce A. Jolly
  • Jacob A. Freeman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Engineering
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight Testing
  • Flow
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • High Performance Computing
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)