CFD support of NASP design
Abstract
This paper presents a summary of design studies from the 'open' literature which illustrate the level of effort and the use of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to support the National Aerospace Plane (NASP) X-30 design. CFD plays a major role in the NASP program, particularly for the very high speed regions (Mach greater than 10) where wind tunnels cannot fully simulate the flow and/or flow-field measurements are difficult to obtain. Full simulation (nose-to-tail analysis) of the NASP flow field, both internal and external, is discussed.
- Publication:
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AIAA
- Pub Date:
- September 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990adso.conf.....M
- Keywords:
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- Aircraft Design;
- Computational Fluid Dynamics;
- Hypersonic Speed;
- National Aerospace Plane Program;
- Single Stage To Orbit Vehicles;
- X-30 Vehicle;
- Air Breathing Engines;
- Flow Distribution;
- Hydrogen Fuels;
- Mach Number;
- Wind Tunnel Tests;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles