The AIAA New England Section is organizing an expert webinar session. Come and listen to Prof Graham Candler talk about hypersonic flow modelling and technology, the complexities involved and the fun
Hypersonic flows involve complex interactions between high-temperature gas dynamics and material response. For example, the aerodynamics and heating of a planetary entry capsule are affected by finite-rate gas-phase and gas-surface reactions, transition to turbulence, radiative transport, and thermal protection system response. It is not possible to replicate the entire hypersonic flight environment in wind tunnels, and flight tests are extremely expensive. Thus, modeling and simulation is required for the design and analysis of future hypersonic flight systems. It is now possible to predict many of these effects using physics-based models, advanced numerical methods and large-scale computing. In this seminar, I will use several examples to illustrate recent advances in the prediction of hypersonic flows, as well as to motivate the need for further improvements to models, numerical methods and grid generation approaches.
Speaker bio:
Dr. Graham V. Candler is a McKnight Presidential Professor and Associate Department Head in the Department of Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics at the University of Minnesota. Twin cities. He uses computational fluid dynamics to study high-temperature reacting flows and hypersonic flows. His work focuses on the relaxation of internal energy modes and finite-rate chemistry and fluid-structure interaction with application to planetary entry spacecraft heat shields, hypersonic boundary layer transition, and the future scramjet powered hypersonic aircraft design. Prof. Candler was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2020 and serves as an AIAA Fellow. Dr. Candler has earned several top recognitions including the AIAA Dryden Lectureship in Research, Fluid Dynamics Award, Thermophysics Award, outstanding Paper award, etc. Prof. Candler earned his Ph.D. (1988) and M.S. (1985) in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, and his B.Eng. (1984) in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University.
This event is in-person only