The opportunity to reflect on the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) progam at the NASA Ames Research Center (its beginning, its present state, and its direction for the future) is afforded. Essential elements of the research program during each period are reviewed, including people, facilities, and research problems. The burgeoning role that CFD is playing in the aerospace business is discussed, as is the necessity for validated CFD tools. The current aeronautical position of this country is assessed, as are revolutionary goals to help maintain its aeronautical supremacy in the world.
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: A Perspective of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) at NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration's) Ames Research Center
1987
13 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Fluid Mechanics , Aerodynamics , Aerospace industry , Computational fluid dynamics , Interactional aerodynamics , Research and development , Artificial intelligence , Computer graphics , Cray computers , Algorithms , Computational grids , Expert systems , F-16 aircraft , Flow distribution , Navier-stokes equation , Research facilities