Numerical Simulation of the High-Speed Leg of the National Transonic Facility

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Numerical simulations for the flow inside the high-speed leg of the National Transonic Facility (NTF) were conducted. The NASA Tetrahedral Unstructured Software System with its USM3D-ME solver was used to perform the numerical simulations. Simulations were conducted for three configurations: the empty tunnel, an installed body of revolution, and the NASA Common Research Model installed in the test section. Simulations were performed for a test section Mach number of 0.7 and 0.85 and a corresponding Reynolds number of 8 million per ft. The numerical simulations captured expected flow features in the NTF test section and in the tunnel plenum.

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