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A MODEL FOR SHOCK TURBULENCE INTERACTION

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 12043
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
510 Clyde Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Robert E. Childs
 Research Scientist
 (415) 968-9457
Business Contact
 DAVID NIXON
Title: PRESIDENT
Phone: (415) 968-9457
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES IN DEVELOPING COMPUTATIONALFLUID DYNAMICS FOR HYPERSONIC FLOW IS TURBULENCE MODELING. ONE OF THE UNIQUE ASPECTS OF HYPERSONIC FLOW IS THE EFFECT OF THE SHOCK WAVES ON TURBULENCE, AN EFFECT THAT IS CONSIDERABLE. PREVIOUS WORK HAS FOUND THAT CURRENT TURBULENCE MODELS DO NOT REPRESENT THE INTERACTION OF THE SHOCK MOTION WITH THE TURBULENCE AND THAT THIS INTERACTION IS CONSIDERABLE. THE PROPOSED WORK IS CONCERNED WITH DEVELOPING A TURBULENCE MODEL TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS PHENOMENON.

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