Assessment of HPCMP CREATE^TM-AV Kestrel Version 7.1.2 Accuracy for Store Separation Simulations

A Comparison of Approaches to Multi-Body Relative Motion using the Kestrel Solver

“…The wing-pylon-store (WPS) dataset is a comprehensive collection of experimental measurements obtained by the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) for the purposes of validating computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations [3]. The wing-pylon-store has been the subject of several CFD comparisons over the years, including Lijewski and Suhs [4], Prewitt et al [6], Eymann et al [1], Loupy et al [5], and Prior et al [7]. These studies include both Euler and RANS simulations and, in general, the rotational displacements showed a greater sensitivity than the linear displacement to the simulation setup.…”