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Computational Fluid Dynamics

Computational Fluid Dynamics Fulmer mission Computational Fluid to study Dynamics composites in the USA Fulmer Research Institute is heading a mission to the USA, supported by the Department grid may consist of 20 x 60 x80 AN economical solution to the diffi­ of Trade and Industry. The cult equations encountered in fluid cells. For each cell the same set of mission team will examine the dynamics has been found by the equations have to be solved — a ways in which the US general Aerodynamics Research Depart­ computer-intensive operation. engineering industry has taken ment of British Aerospace at Fil- The MC5600 will be used to advantage of composite ton, Bristol with the purchase of a develop the numerical algorithms materials technology £100,000 Masscomp 32-bit micro necessary to solve these equations developed in the aerospace industry. The prime objective supercomputer. and thus afford a solution of the is to identify opportunities for flowfield about the chosen configu­ Installed in the Sowerby Re­ the UK engineering industry to ration. The solution will be dis­ search Centre, the dual processor benefit from more widespread played on the three graphics MC560 0 with three graphics use of composites. subsystems, one colour and two subsystems will be used as a power­ Fulmer staff will be joined on black and white, to show for ful engineering computer in its own the mission by representatives example pressure contours with the right as well as a pre-processor from Hunting Composites, the presence of shock waves. linked to the Bracknell Data Centre Havant based composite of Cray Research. Computational A spokesman at the Sowerby Re­ materials fabricator. Old Acre fluid dynamics (CFD) programs for Engineering Ltd, who search Centre said: 'The Masscomp manufacture vacuum and the UNIX-based system have been will give us dedicated low-cost CFD pressurised bonding developed in-house. developmen t facility. It is a equipment and Pultrex Ltd, machine that offers high perform­ They solve the complex Navier- who manufacture pultrusion ance number-crunching at a very Stokes and Euler equations of fluid and filament winding motion to predict the air flow past reasonable price.' equipment. any given aerodynamic configura­ Fulmer Research Institute Ltd tion. The air flow is broken down Masscomp UK Ltd Stoke Poges into a number of cells by a one , two 194 Kings Road, Reading Slough SL24QD or three dimensional grid. A typical Berkshire RG14 4NH 16 AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING - September 1986 http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology Emerald Publishing

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology , Volume 58 (9): 1 – Sep 1, 1986
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Emerald Publishing
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0002-2667
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Fulmer mission Computational Fluid to study Dynamics composites in the USA Fulmer Research Institute is heading a mission to the USA, supported by the Department grid may consist of 20 x 60 x80 AN economical solution to the diffi­ of Trade and Industry. The cult equations encountered in fluid cells. For each cell the same set of mission team will examine the dynamics has been found by the equations have to be solved — a ways in which the US general Aerodynamics Research Depart­ computer-intensive operation. engineering industry has taken ment of British Aerospace at Fil- The MC5600 will be used to advantage of composite ton, Bristol with the purchase of a develop the numerical algorithms materials technology £100,000 Masscomp 32-bit micro necessary to solve these equations developed in the aerospace industry. The prime objective supercomputer. and thus afford a solution of the is to identify opportunities for flowfield about the chosen configu­ Installed in the Sowerby Re­ the UK engineering industry to ration. The solution will be dis­ search Centre, the dual processor benefit from more widespread played on the three graphics MC560 0 with three graphics use of composites. subsystems, one colour and two subsystems will be used as a power­ Fulmer staff will be joined on black and white, to show for ful engineering computer in its own the mission by representatives example pressure contours with the right as well as a pre-processor from Hunting Composites, the presence of shock waves. linked to the Bracknell Data Centre Havant based composite of Cray Research. Computational A spokesman at the Sowerby Re­ materials fabricator. Old Acre fluid dynamics (CFD) programs for Engineering Ltd, who search Centre said: 'The Masscomp manufacture vacuum and the UNIX-based system have been will give us dedicated low-cost CFD pressurised bonding developed in-house. developmen t facility. It is a equipment and Pultrex Ltd, machine that offers high perform­ They solve the complex Navier- who manufacture pultrusion ance number-crunching at a very Stokes and Euler equations of fluid and filament winding motion to predict the air flow past reasonable price.' equipment. any given aerodynamic configura­ Fulmer Research Institute Ltd tion. The air flow is broken down Masscomp UK Ltd Stoke Poges into a number of cells by a one , two 194 Kings Road, Reading Slough SL24QD or three dimensional grid. A typical Berkshire RG14 4NH 16 AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING - September 1986

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Published: Sep 1, 1986

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