The resurgence in hypersonic technology has highlighted the need to accurately and efficiently simulate these complex systems using high-fidelity computer simulations.
Given the extreme costs of flight testing and the limited capabilities of ground-based wind tunnels, computer simulation is a key-enabling technology to stay ahead in the design and analysis of hypersonic vehicles.
From the prediction of the aerothermodynamic environment to the design of the cooling and thermal protection systems, from the analysis of airframe structural integrity to lifing of sensors and the prediction of communication blackout and Radar-cross-section, modern computer simulations provide the necessary advantage to stay ahead in the design of hypersonics vehicles.
In this talk we will present the concept of the digital prototype for a hypersonic system as well as a set of recent CFD validations that support the framework of the digital twin.
Free admission, open to all members of the university community and the public.
