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Advanced Unsteady Turbulent Combustion Simulation Capability for Space Propulsion Systems

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNX10CF79P
Agency Tracking Number: 090031
Amount: $99,800.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: T9.01
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2009
Award Year: 2010
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2010-01-29
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2011-01-28
Small Business Information
3221 NW 13th Street, Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32609-2189
United States
DUNS: 090574786
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Siddharth Thakur
 Principal Investigator
 (352) 271-8841
 st@snumerics.com
Business Contact
 Siddharth Thakur
Title: Business Official
Phone: (352) 271-8841
Email: st@snumerics.com
Research Institution
 University of Michigan
 Not Available
 
Room 1061, 3003 S. State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
United States

 (734) 763-2171
 Domestic Nonprofit Research Organization
Abstract

The innovation proposed here is a high performance, high fidelity simulation capability to enable accurate, fast and robust simulation of unsteady turbulent, reacting flows involving cryogenic propellants (such as LOX/LH2 and LOX/LCH4). The key features of this proposed capability are: (a) Hybrid RANS-LES (HRLES) methodology, and (b) flamelet modeling for turbulent combustion incorporated in a proven existing solver called Loci-STREAM which has been developed by the proposing personnel under funding from NASA over the last several years. The proposed enhancement in Loci-STREAM is anticipated to yield an order of magnitude improvement in simulation turnaround times relative to existing capability for turbulent reacting flow applications. The work proposed here will ultimately result in a state-of-the-art design and analysis tool to enable the accurate modeling of for multiphase combustion in solid and liquid rocket engines, combustion stability analysis, etc. which constitute critical components of versatile space propulsion engines part of NASA's deep space missions.

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