Publication Date:
2011-10-14
Description:
The paper reviews the growth and advances in computational capabilities for hypersonic applications over the period from the mid-1980's to the present day. The current status of the code development issues such as surface and field grid generation, algorithms, physical and chemical modeling, and validation is provided. A brief description of some of the major codes being used at NASA Langley Research Center for hypersonic continuum and rarefied flows is provided, along with their capabilities and deficiencies. A number of application examples are presented, and future areas of research to enhance accuracy, reliability, efficiency, and robustness of computational codes are discussed.
Keywords:
Aerodynamics
Type:
Future Aerospace Technology in the Service of the Alliance; Volume 3; AGARD-CP-600-Vol-3
Format:
text
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