Internet based computational fluid dynamics calculation of hypersonic heating

Abstract

In the last twenty years, the development of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has advanced tremendously, coinciding with the development of more powerful computers, but CFD numerical codes are still not very easy to use. Current numerical codes still require an advanced knowledge of CFD methods and fluid flow modeling requirements before a successful simulation can be calculated. Visualization of CFD results usually requires the use of a separate graphical post processor. The objective of this work was to develop a new numerical code Internet system that will dramatically improve the way that numerical codes, such as those use in computational fluid dynamics, are currently developed and tested. A package that .integrates a high order accurate CFD inviscid flow solver with approximate analytic aerodynamic heating methods, was developed and utilized in conjunction with the Internet system which includes advanced graphical features to view the computational results. The Internet system was developed with the Java language, while the CFD inviscid flow solver and heating methods were developed with the Fortran language.