Turbulence model could enhance rotorcraft, munitions performance
E-Mail IMAGE: A new modeling approach allows engineers to simulate an entire vortex collision without needing to do extensive data processing on a supercomputer. view more Credit: Purdue University/Carlo Scalo RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- Design of Army aerial vehicles and weapon systems relies on the ability to predict aerodynamic behavior, often aided by advanced computer simulations of the flow of air over the body. High-fidelity simulations assist engineers in maximizing how much load a rotorcraft can lift or how far a missile can fly, but these simulations aren't cheap. Th...