Technical and economic reasons for accelerating the maturation of the discipline of computational aerodynamics include the cost of conducting the experiments required to provide the empirical data base for new aeronautical vehicles and the limitations in test facilities (Reynolds number, wall and support interferences, aeroelastic distortions, real-gas effects, etc.) for simulating the full-scale vehicle environment. General purpose computers do not have the necessary capability for the next stage of development. Solution of the three dimensional Reynolds averaged Naiver-Stokes equations in a short time to be practical for design purposes will require 40 times the power of current supercomputers. However, it is feasible to construct a special purpose processor that will meet these requirements to enhance the nation's aerodynamic design capability in the 1980's.


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    Title :

    Computational aerodynamics and the numerical aerodynamic simulation facility


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    Publication date :

    1978-02-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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