Assessment of near-field sonic boom simulation tools

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Casper, J H ^a   Cliff, S E ^b   Thomas, S D ^c   Park, M A ^a   McMullen, M S ^d   Melton, J E ^b   Durston, D A ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC CONFIGURATIONS; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; NASA; SHOCK WAVES; WIND TUNNELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS CODES; COMPUTATIONAL MESH; PREDICTION ACCURACY; PREDICTION METHODOLOGY; PROCESS DEFINITION; STATE OF THE ART; WIND-TUNNEL DATA; ZONE OF INFLUENCES;

FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

EID: 85067317164     PISSN: 10485953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-6592     Document Type: Conference Paper

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