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Coupled Multi-physics Analysis and Design Optimization of nozzles (COMANDO)

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N68335-16-C-0059
Agency Tracking Number: N14A-005-0318
Amount: $999,953.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: N14A-T005
Solicitation Number: 2014.0
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2014
Award Year: 2015
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2015-12-14
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2019-03-01
Small Business Information
15400 Calhoun Drive
Rockville, MD 20855
United States
DUNS: 161911532
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Nikhil Nigam
 Senior Research Scientist
 (301) 294-4255
 nnigam@i-a-i.com
Business Contact
 Mark James
Title: Technical Point of Contact
Phone: (301) 294-5221
Email: mjames@i-a-i.com
Research Institution
 Stanford University
 Prof. Juan Alonso
 
496 Lomita Mall, Durand 252
Stanford, CA 94305
United States

 (650) 723-9954
 Nonprofit College or University
Abstract

The US Navy faces daunting energy challenges that will further increase in severity, given the ever-increasing global demand for energy, diminishing energy supplies and demand for enhanced environmental stewardship. Additionally, noise is an important issue for the Navy due to the adverse effect it has on personnel and communities around naval air bases and training sites. Military combat aircraft are designed to use high thrust engines with low bypass ratios and afterburners. All these factors lead to greater pressure mismatch at the exit of exhaust nozzles that accelerate noise generation. This provides an opportunity to streamline nozzle design to attain improved efficiency and reduced noise. Hence, IAI is developing COMANDO, a tool for high-fidelity multi-physics based analysis and design optimization framework for advanced exhaust systems. COMANDO combines state of the art nozzle flow modeling techniques and multi-disciplinary optimization under a high performance computing environment to analyze design advanced nozzles. In Phase I, we have proven the feasibility of the approach by developing disciplinary analyses for aerodynamics and structures, coupling them efficiently, and developing a stand-up optimization architecture. In Phase II, we will continue to develop these methods and add acoustic and propulsion system analyses; and develop the full-fledged COMANDO prototype.

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