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Collaborative Center for Aeronautical Sciences

2014

Dr. John A. Benek Director

Computational Sciences Center AFRL/RQ

Air Force Research Laboratory

Outline

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• Introduction –  Who we are –  What we do –  How we do it

• Collaborative Center for Aeronautical Sciences (CCAS)

• Status of CCAS –  Funding –  Metrics

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AFRL Technical Directorates Competencies

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Space Vehicles •  Space Electronics •  Space Environmental Impacts & Mi4ga4on

•  Space OE/IR •  Space Experiments •  Pla;orms & Opera4ons Technologies

Materials and Manufacturing •  Func4onal Materials & Applica4ons

•  Manufacturing & Industrial Technology

•  Structural Materials & Applica4ons

•  Support for Opera4ons

Sensors •  Advanced Devices & Components

•  Layered Sensing Exploita4on

•  Mul4-‐Int Sensing (RF/EO)

•  Spectrum Warfare

•  Fuze Technology •  Muni4ons AGN&C •  Muni4ons System Effects Science

•  Ordinance Sciences •  Terminal Seeker Sciences

Munitions

Aerospace Systems •  Air Vehicles •  Control, Power & Thermal Management

•  High Speed Systems •  Space & Missile Propulsion

•  Turbine Engines

Directed Energy •  Directed Energy & EO for Space Superiority

•  High Power Electromagne4cs

•  Laser Systems •  Weapons Modeling and Simula4on

Information •  Autonomy, C2, & Decision Support

•  Connec4vity & Dissemina4on

•  Cyber Science & Technology

•  Processing & Exploita4on

Human Performance •  Bio-‐effects •  Decision Making •  Human Centered ISR •  Training

AF Office of Scientific Research •  Aerospace, Chemical & Material Sciences

•  Educa4on & Outreach •  Mathema4cs, Informa4on, & life sciences

•  Physics & Electronics


Aerospace Systems Directorate Locations

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Edwards AFB, CA

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

Established 1917

Established 1947

•  Liquid Rocket Engines •  Solid Rocket Motors •  Spacecraft Propulsion

Technologies

•  Gas Turbine Engines •  Vehicle Flight Systems •  Airframe Aerodynamics

and Structures •  Hypersonic Air Systems

Technologies


What We Do

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FUELS

TSSS

Hall Thrusters

X-51 Sustainment

ADVENT

HEETE

HC Boost

USET C-130 Drag Reduction

Structural Health Monitoring

INVENT

Sense & Avoid Precision Air Drop

AGCAS


How We Do It

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RQH High Speed Systems Division

RQHF Hypersonic

Sciences Branch

RQHP

RQHV Vehicle

Technology Branch

RQQ Power and Control Division

RQQA

RQQC

RQQD

RQQE

RQQI

RQQM

RQR Rocket

Propulsion Division

RQRC

RQRE

RQRM

RQRO

RQRP

RQRS

RQT Turbine Engine Division

RQTC

RQTE

RQTI

RQTM

RQTT

RQTX

RQTF

RQV Aerospace Vehicles Division

RQVA Aerodynamic

Technology Branch

RQVC Design & Analysis

Branch

RQVS

RQVI

RQVV

RQVX

AFRL/RQ Aerospace Systems

Directorate

Computa4onal Sciences Center

RQVA

RQVC

RQHF

RQHV

Ohio State

VA Tech U of MN

•  Established for 5 years •  Resources

§  AFRL/RQ §  Boeing §  LMCO §  NGC §  Aerojet §  Raytheon

Review Board Mark Anderson Boeing Rob Vermeland LMCO Bryan Westra NGC Munir Sindir Aerojet Edward Marquart Raytheon Larry Leavi] NASA LaRC Basil Hassan SNL Fernando Grinstein LANL Iain Boyd U of MI Don Rockwell Lehigh U Tom Shih Purdue U DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release;

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Computational Sciences Center

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Vision: Develop & mature high-‐fidelity, fluid dynamics simula4on capability focused on cri4cal Air Force needs. •  Study fundamental fluid flow phenomena •  Provide analyses of fluid flow impacts on Air Force systems

performance


Outline

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Collaborative Center for Aeronautical Sciences

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• Vision: –  Combine industry, academia, and government research

talent in a collaborative environment to rapidly develop, integrate, and mature high-fidelity, physics-based simulations to close high-priority, Air Force aeronautical technology gaps.

• Focus Areas –  Hypersonic and high speed Aero-Physics –  Sub- Supersonic Aero-Physics –  Enabling CFD Technologies


Research Areas

10 Fluid Structure interac4ons

Non-‐equilibrium, thermo-‐chemistry

•  Master equa4on

Con4nuum/rarified transi4on

Aero-‐op4cs

Fluid – hot structure interac4on

RQH

RQV

Dual RQH/RQV Research Areas Improved grid genera4on Boundary layer transi4on

Complex geometry Chimera + DG

Sensi4vity Analysis Unsteady flow Corner flow

Turbulent flow RANS LES

Shock boundary-‐ layer interac4on Conjugate heat transfer

Aero-‐Op4cs


Review Board Charter

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• Review Board Purpose –  Provide Third-party feedback on CCAS technical operations

• Review Board Focus –  Methods/Methodology

•  Is the center effectively employing skills, techniques, and resources?

•  Is the collaboration operating effectively? –  Technical Approaches

•  Are the computational tools, techniques and applications employed the most appropriate to obtain the desired outcomes?

–  Validity of results and solutions •  Are the results of the center’s efforts valid? •  Are they being interpreted in the correct manner?


• Mark Anderson • Rob Vermeland

• Munir Sindir

• Ed Marquart

• Bryan Westra

• Larry Leavitt • Basil Hassan

• Fernando Grinstein

• Tom Shih

• Iain Boyd • Don Rockwell

CCAS Review Board

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Department of Energy

Department of Energy


CCAS Review Board

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Status: CRA

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• Current CCAS CRA terminates in Sept 2018 • Initial set of projects have been established • All partners are “under contract”


Metrics

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Publica4ons Member Total Joint

OSU 0 0

U Mn 0 0

VT 0 0

AFRL/RQ 0 0

Total 0 0

Just Star4ng!!!!


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