Application of Advanced Computational Technology to Propulsion CFD

Abstract

T h i s paper p r e s e n t s an o v e r v i e w o f e f f o r t s underway a t NASA Lewis t o advance and a p p l y computational t e c h n o l o g y t o ICFM.These e f f o r t s i n c l u d e t h e use o f modern, s o f t w a r e e n g i n e e r i n g p r i n c i p l e s f o r code development, t h e development o f an AI-based u s e r -i n t e r f a c e for l a r g e codes, t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a high-performance, d a t a communications network to l i n k ICFM r e s e a r c h e r s and f a c i l i t i e s , and t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f p a r a l l e l processi n g t o speed up c o m p u t a t i o n a l l y -i n t e n s i v e a n d / o r t i m e -c r i t i c a l ICFM problems.