The CFD center conducts research in support of CFD code development. Code development includes, structured, unstructured, and Cartesian flow solvers. Code development also includes development and implementation of advanced turbulence models and state of the art algorithms for compressible and incompressible flows.
The center develops the EZNSS code, a Chimera based flow solver that allows complex flow simulations about changing geometries such as safe store separation simulations and dynamic aeroelasticity.
The code provides a variety of turbulence models including a hybrid RANS/LES turbulence model. Advanced turbulence modeling provide the means to obtain accurate results for highly complex flows.
The code is fast thanks to its multi-level parallelism procedure. Thanks to its flexible Chimera scheme, the EZNSS code provides the means to simulate time-accurate unsteady flows about complex geometries that contain multiple moving bodies, all that within an affordable time frame.
Research and development in the areas of unstructured grids and Cartesian grids is ongoing and the outcome, new CFD codes, is expected to be available toward the end of the decade. In addition,research and development in the area of multi-physics is also planned for the years ahead. As a part of the vision of the center, the goal is to obtain the capability to simulate all flow types, about any geometry, and under any flow conditions. In house, robust and accurate flow solvers are expected to be pivotal in that regard.
