High-speed flow calculations past 3-D configurations based on the Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes equations

A computational fluid dynamics tool has been developed capable of analyzing the viscous supersonic/hypersonic flow about realistic configurations. This techniques can predict the flow in regions of canopies, wings, and canards in addition to the usual simple symmetric configurations. It also allows for interactions between aerodynamic surfaces such as the vortex interaction between canards and wings

Numerical simulation of the hypersonic flow around lifting vehicles

A method for solving the viscous hypersonic flow field around realistic configurations is presented. The numerical procedure for generating the required finite difference grid and the two-factored implicit flow solver are described. Results are presented for the shuttle orbiter and a generic wing-body configuration at hypersonic Mach numbers