Predicting the Effects of Test Media in Ground-Based Propulsion TestingThis paper discusses the progress of work which began in mid-2004 sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Test & Evaluation/Science & Technology (T&E/S&T) Program. The purpose of the work is to improve the state of the art of CFD capabilities for predicting the effects of the test media on the flameholding characteristics in scramjet engines. The program has several components including the development of advance algorithms and models for simulating engine flowpaths as well as a fundamental experimental and diagnostic development effort to support the formulation and validation of the mathematical models. The paper will provide details of current work involving the development of phenomenological models for Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes codes, large-eddy simulation techniques and reduced-kinetics models. Experiments that will provide data for the modeling efforts will also be described, along with with the associated nonintrusive diagnostics used to collect the data.
Document ID
20060046662
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Drummond, J. Philip (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Danehy, Paul M. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bivolaru, Daniel (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Gaffney, Richard L. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Parker, Peter A. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Chelliah, Harsha K. (Virginia Univ. Charlottesville, VA, United States)
Cutler, Andrew D. (George Washington Univ. Hampton, VA, United States)
Givi, Peyman (Pittsburgh Univ. Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Hassan, Hassan, A. (North Carolina State Univ. Raleigh, NC, United States)