Development of a Parallel Unstructured CFD Code for Hypersonic Flows
 
                     Graham Candler
            Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics
                University of Minnesota
 
My research group and I work on the numerical simulation of hypersonic and
high-temperature flows. These flows pose particular challenges to
simulations because of complex geometries, finite-rate chemical reactions,
strong shock waves, and high Reynolds numbers. I will discuss recent
progress toward the development of an implicit parallel CFD method
specifically designed for these flows. I will then show recent results for
several problems including the design of a Mach 10 hypersonic inward-turning
inlet, the analysis of hypervelocity wind-tunnel nozzles, and the detached
eddy simulation of jets in a supersonic cross-flow.