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The Integrated Computational Environment for Airbreathing Hypersonic Flight Vehicle Modeling and Design Evaluation

Award Information
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Branch: N/A
Contract: NNX09CB62C
Agency Tracking Number: 070054
Amount: $600,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: STTR
Solicitation Topic Code: T2.01
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: 2007
Award Year: 2009
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): 2009-06-19
Award End Date (Contract End Date): 2011-09-30
Small Business Information
67 Deep Woods Way
Ormond Beach, FL 32174-1848
United States
DUNS: 118053243
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: Yes
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Andy Arena
 Principal Investigator
 (310) 310-7490
 andy.arena@okstate.edu
Business Contact
 Maj Dean Mirmirani
Title: President
Phone: (310) 704-7490
Email: mmirmirani@aes-us.com
Research Institution
N/A
Abstract

In Phase I the team completed all scheduled initial efforts, 1) evaluation of relevant current simulation capabilities, 2) development of aero-thermo-elastic-propulsion simulation of air-breathing hypersonic flight vehicles (AHFVs) and other flight vehicles, and 3) generation of a set of recommendations for multidisciplinary simulation capability, as planned. Numerical examples of this capability are also presented herein. In Phase II we propose to complete our ongoing effort in the developmental area and further extend the tasks that will include acoustics. This team will complete development of an independent, Multidisciplinary Design and Analysis (MDA) tool, primarily employing their respective numerical, finite element based, computer codes in disciplines as Aerodynamics, Thermal, Structures, Propulsion, Acoustics, and Controls, among others. The resulting MDA code, designed in modular form, could be effortlessly interfaced with existing commercial or user-provided codes, if desired. Once completed, the code is expected to have extensive applications in the design and analysis of flight vehicles with a TRL level of 6 or so.
The NASA SBIR/STTR solicitation emphasizes the area of MDA as a current topic of primary importance for ARMD Fundamental Aeronautics Program, and this proposal is highly relevant to such a solicitation.

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