Simulation of Moving Boundary Flow Using Overset Adaptive Cartesian/Prism Grids and DES

Abstract

The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, includ gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comr of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Department of Defense, Washington Head (0704-0188), 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 22202-4302. Respondents should be a subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information if it does not display a currently valid OIV, Development of improved weapon systems requires better understanding of the complex aerodynamics created by moving boundaries. Carriage and release of conventional weapons from aircraft and aerial refueling fall in this category. The flow problems involving moving boundaries are very challenging to compute because the resultant flow field is intrinsically unsteady. Modeling such flow problems is made even more difficult due to the complex geometries and the highly turbulent namre of the unsteady flows. Under an exploratory grant from the AEOSR, a new simulation environment for moving boundary problems is being developed. This environment is designed to advance the state-of-the-art for moving boundary flow problems in the following areas: I. Improve the solution accuracy and efficiency through the use of overset adaptive Cartesian/prism grids. Key flow features will be automatically captured with solution based grid adaptations; 2. Improve the accuracy for highly turbulent unsteady separated flows encountered in moving boundary problems with a hybrid RANS/LES (Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes/Large Eddy Simulation) approach named Detached Eddy Simulation (DES The report documents the research activities carried out since the grant award, and outlines future work. PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. AFRL-SR-AR-TR-04- SPONSOR/MONITOR'S ACRONYM(S) SPONSOR/MONITOR'S REPORT NUMBER(S) DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT