Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

The Computational Fluid Dynamics Laboratory located in Fitzpatrick Hall currently houses an IBM RS6000-590 with 1GB RAM and 8GB hard disc and an IBM RS6000-580 with 128MB RAM and 3GB hard disc. In addition, the CFD laboratory has two DEC workstations, a number of personal computers and a laser printer. All computers are networked with Ethernet. The laboratory also has access to NASA supercomputers. The research conducted in this laboratory focuses on unsteady aerodynamics, hydro- and aeroacoustics and unsteady flows. The CFD laboratory has developed a number of unique codes in the fields of unsteady aerodynamics and hydro- and aeroacoustics under sponsorship of NASA, the Office of Naval Research, and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

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Unsteady pressure field around a cascade of loaded airfoils in a gust.
Upstream Mach number: 0.5
Upstream flow angle: 45 degrees

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