Contributed by Dr. Haibo Dong Manager, Wright State University For the first time in history, researchers have been able to create a detailed 3D numerical simulation of a dragonfly in free flight. On the left is a high-speed movie of a dragonfly taking off. The black spots on the wing are 0.5mm ink markers that help track exact wing positions when creating the 3D shapes using films shot from different […]
Using advanced software tools to study the physics of airflow and how it impacts the performance of aircraft engines. […]
Contributed by Michael J. Aftosmis NASA Advanced Supercomputing Division, NASA Ames Research Center The Engineers Michael Aftosmis (NASA) and Scott Murman (ELORET) work at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division at NASA Ames Research Center. NAS was founded in 1984 to develop, demonstrate, and deliver innovative, distributed heterogeneous computing capabilities to enable NASA projects and missions. Columbia Accident Investigation Board Results The plot is a composite image extracted from a […]
Contributed by: Dr. Craig Hunter, NASA Langley Research Center Noise Sources in a Jet Plume The jet plume in Figure 1 originates from a bypass ratio (BPR) typical of a transport aircraft. Noise sources are shown in a 12,500 Hz frequency band (sub-scale) with the observer at 88 degrees to the inlet. The data set has about 35 variables at 17 million cells. The bypass ratio relates the size of […]
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