Free-Flight CFD capability has been implemented into the finite-volume solver US3D under the Entry Systems Modeling project. Several simulations of ballistic range experiments have been performed in order to validate the simulation software and methodology. Extension of the software to flight scale trajectories with varying freestream conditions has been carried out. Results show promising ability to predict vehicle behavior as compared to flight. Finally, a multi-body free-flight capability has been developed to generalize the single-body free-flight solver to study multiple bodies in proximal flight.


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    Title :

    Free-Flight CFD Simulations of Ballistic Range and Flight Tests


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions and Engineering (FAR) ; 2019 ; Monopoli, United States


    Publication date :

    2019-09-30


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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