An AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Technical Committee Publication

AERONEWS Issue No 5: January 2016

AppliedAerodynamicsTechnicalCommitteeChair’sMessage p.2SCITECH2016AppliedAerodynamicsSpecialSessions p.36thCFDDragPredictionWorkshop(DPW-VI) p.4APATCDiscussionGroupsatSCITECH2016 p.5Design/Build/FlyCompetition p.5UpcomingAIAAEvents p.6APATCMemberSnapshot p.6APATCMembershipRoster p.7

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6thCFDDragPredictionWorkshop

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SCITECH 2016

San Diego, CA

DPW-VIactivitieshavestarted!FindmoredetailsinthisissueofAERONEWS.

SLS Special Sessions

See pages 3 & 5

Image credit: Stuart Rogers, NASA/Ames; Ryan Rocha, University of CA, Davis

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WelcometotheAIAASCITECH2016AppliedAerodynamicsTechnicalCommittee(APATC)Newsletter.Iamexcitedaboutthisyear’sspecialsessionsandTechnicalDiscussionGroups,whichwearehostingattheconference.Anyoneinterestediswelcometoattendandparticipateintheseevents.ThescopeoftheAPATCconcentratesonaerodynamicsofvehicles,emphasizingthedevelopment,application,andevaluationofaerodynamicconceptsandmethodsthroughcorrelationwiththeory,wind-tunneldata,andflight-testdata.Specifically,theAPATCcoversafairlywiderangeoftopicsinthefieldofappliedaerodynamics–fromlowReynoldsnumbertohypersonicflows,fromfixed-wingaircrafttomissiles/projectilesandrotorcraft,fromappliedCFDtowindtunnelsandflighttests,aswellashigh-lift,icing,flowcontrol,aerodynamicdesign,andaerodynamicoptimizationtechniques.TheexpertiseandbackgroundsofourTCmembersareasdiverseasthetopicareaswecover.AnyoneinterestedinjoiningtheAPATCcanapplyonlinethroughtheAIAAwebsite.ApplicationsaredueNovember1stforthetermstartingthefollowingyear.Inadditiontothisnewsletter,informationabouttheAPATCcanbefoundonourAIAAwebsite,Facebookpage,orinourconferencebrochures.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorwouldlikeadditionalinformation,pleasecontactmedirectlyatMartiqua.Post@usafa.edu.IlookforwardtoanexcitingandproductiveyearwiththeupcomingAIAAAviation2016conferenceinWashington,D.C.,wherewewillawardourprestigious2016AIAAAerodynamicsAward,andthe2016AppliedAerodynamicsBestPaperAward.Thankyou,andbestwishestoallfor2016,

MartiquaPost

Chair,AIAAAppliedAerodynamicsTechnicalCommittee

APATC Chair’s Message

The AIAA APATC's purpose is to represent the technical community engaged in analysis, design, research and development in applied aerodynamics of airborne and surface vehicles.

The technical activities of the Committee are to provide a focus for the development, verification, and application of aerodynamic analysis and design techniques and to provide a forum for the exposure of innovative aerodynamic concepts. Special attention will be given to correlations of state-of-the-art aerodynamic computer codes with wind tunnel and flight test data to determine the theory's capabilities and usefulness in the vehicle design process. Generic aerodynamic research and configuration optimization will be fostered for all classes of air vehicles and surface vehicles for which aerodynamics is a significant design discipline. Application of configurational and conceptual aerodynamics of advanced concepts for cruise and high angle-of-attack conditions at all speeds will be encouraged. The Committee will sponsor technical sessions, meetings, workshops and study seminars to satisfy the needs for increased peer interaction for AIAA members with primary interests in applied aerodynamics and related technical fields n

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SimulationofRotorinHoverI&II• APA-02,Monday,January4,9:00am–11:30am,CoronadoE• APA-08,Monday,January4,2:00pm–5:30pm,CoronadoE

LowRe&Bio-inspiredFlowsDiscussionGroup(Invited)• FD-01/APA-05,Monday,January4,9:00am–12:30pm,HarborE

AdvancesinFundamentalUnsteadyLowReynoldsNumberFlowsAVT-202• APA-06/FD-07,Monday,January4,2:00pm–5:30pm,CoronadoD

SpaceLaunchSystem(SLS)InducedEnvironmentsI&II• APA-11,Tuesday,January5,9:00am–12:00pm,CoronadoD• APA-16,Tuesday,January5,2:00pm–5:30pm,CoronadoD

CREATE-AVHPCMultiphysicsApplicationsofFull-upAirVehiclesI,II&III• APA-14,Tuesday,January5,9:00am–12:30pm,CoronadoE• APA-22,Wednesday,January6,9:00am–12:30pm,CoronadoE• APA-28,Wednesday,January6,2:00pm–4:30pm,CoronadoE

EvaluationofRANSSolversonBenchmarkAerodynamicFlowsI&II• FD-26/APA-21,Tuesday,January5,2:00pm–4:30pm,HarborE• FD-39/APA-31,Wednesday,January6,2:00pm–4:30pm,HarborE

NASA’sRevolutionaryComputationalAerosciencesI&II• APA-23/FD-27,Wednesday,January6,9:00am–12:00pm,CoronadoD• APA-35/FD-41,Thursday,January7,9:00am–12:00pm,CoronadoE

AerodynamicDesignOptimizationBenchmarkProblemsI&II• APA-27,Wednesday,January6,2:00pm–4:30pm,CoronadoD• APA-32,Thursday,January7,9:00am–12:30pm,CoronadoD

Sea-BasedAviationAeromechanicsComputationalAnalysis• APA-37,Thursday,January7,2:00pm–5:00pm,CoronadoE

LowBoomActivities• APA-44,Friday,January8,9:00am–12:00pm,CoronadoE

SCITECH 2016 Applied Aerodynamics Invited and Special Sessions

SponsoredbytheAppliedAerodynamicsTechnicalCommittee

RotorcraftinHoverSimulationsSeeAPA-02andAPA-08forthelatestresults

Credit:NathanHariharan

APATCMembersatthe2013AIAAAppliedAerodynamicsConference

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6th AIAA CFD Drag Prediction Workshop SponsoredbytheAppliedAerodynamicsTechnicalCommittee

• The3rdHigh-LiftPredictionWorkshopisscheduledfortheAIAAAVIATION2017Conference.

• TestcasegeometryistheJAXAStandardModel(JSM).• Website:http://hiliftpw.larc.nasa.gov/• Contact:hiliftpw@gmail.com

Sonic Boom Prediction Workshop (SBPW) • The2ndSonicBoomPredictionWorkshopisscheduledfortheAIAA

SCITECH2017Conference.• Website:http://lbpw.larc.nasa.gov/• Contact:aiaa-boompw-committee@lists.nasa.gov

Dates:16-17June2016,duringAVIATION2016

Formoredetailsandresultsfrompastworkshops,visittheDPWwebsite:http://tinyurl.com/lcyf2jw

High-Lift Prediction Workshop (HiLiftPW)

Other Upcoming Workshops

DPW-6Focus• NASACommonResearchModel(CRM)• Wing-Bodywith/withoutPylon-Nacelles• WindTunnelMeasuredWingTwist• GridConvergence&DragPolars

Optional• CodeVerification• AdaptiveSolutionMethodsforDragPredictionDatesReleaseGeometry/TestCases Oct19,2015ReleaseStandardGridsNoticeofIntent

Nov,2015Dec1,2015

AbstractsDue Apr1,2016DataSubmittal May1,2016

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WorkshopregistrationwillbehandledthroughnormalAIAAprocedures.

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APATC Discussion Groups DiscussionGroups(DG)areforumsopentoanyAIAAmemberinterestedinactivelysharingtheirexperienceinaparticularfield,andexchangingideastoadvancethegeneralknowledgeinthecommunity.ThefollowingDGsaresponsoredbytheAPATCandwillbemeetingatthespecifiedtimesduringtheAIAASCITECH2016Conference.AllareencouragedtoparticipateinoneormoreDGs.LowBoomDG:Thursday,January7,5:30pm–6:30pm,MissionBeachALowReynoldsNumberAerodynamicsDG:Tuesday,January5,6:00pm–7:00pm,HillcrestAMissile&ProjectileAeropredictionDG:Monday,January4,5:00pm–6:00pm,CityviewARotorcraftSimulationsandPerformancePredictionsDG:Wednesday,January6,6:00pm–8:00pm,CoronadoDValidationofNumericalModelsDG:Monday,January4,7:00pm–8:30pm,CitiviewA

Design/Build/FlyCompetition!

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Every year the AIAA Foundation, with assistance from several AIAA Technical Committees, including the APATC, and corporate sponsors Cessna Aircraft Company and Raytheon Missile Systems, sponsors a competition for students to

Cover page story

NASA Space Launch System Booster Separation

TheSpacelaunchSystemisthenation’snextgenerationheavy-liftlaunchvehicleforastronautsandlargecargomissionstoreachfartherdestinationsthanhaveeverbeenreachedbyhumans.ThevehiclepassedtheCriticalDesignReviewinthesummerof2015andtheprogramispreparingforitsfirstfull-scaleflighttestinearly2018,ExplorationMission1(EM-1).Thepredictionandcharacterizationoftheaerodynamicenvironmentsthatwillbeexperiencedbythisvehicleasitfliesoutoftheatmosphereareacrucialpartofthevalidationofthevehicledesign.OneoftheseenvironmentsistheverydynamicboosterseparationeventathighsupersonicMachnumbers.TheSLSAerodynamicsteamusedacombinationofComputationalFluidDynamicsandWindTunneltestingtomeasuretheplumeinteractioneffectsduringthisphase.DetailsonthisworkwillbepresentedinsessionsAPA-11andAPA-16atSCITECH2016.FormoreinformationonNASA‘sSLSProgram,visit:https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.htmln

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design and build a remote-controlled aircraft to perform specific tasks. Students then come together to face off against each other in April. For specific information about the Design/Build/Fly Competition, please visit the DBF website at http://www.aiaadbf.org. Rules, team lists, external resources, and the ongoing FAQ are all maintained n

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CarlP.TilmannCarlisthecurrentAppliedAerodynamicsTCChair-electandwillassumetheroleofChairstartinginMay2016.HehasbeenanactivememberoftheAPATCsince2010,wherehehasservedonthePublicity&Publicationssubcommittee,andasthe(first)chairoftheAPATCTechnicalActivitiesGroupsinceitscreationin2011untilrecently.CarlisalsoactiveatthelocallevelastheDayton-Cincinnatisection’schairandK-12STEMoutreachchairformanyyears,andwasamemberoftheFluidDynamicsTCfor8years.

CarlhasbeenPrincipalScientistofAFRL’sAerospaceVehiclesDivisionsinceJanuary2013.Inthiscapacity,he’stheprincipalscientificadvisorforthisdivisionof240government,militaryandon-sitecontractorresearchersexecutingtheAirForce’sS&Tportfolioinaerospacevehicletechnology.HemanagestheAFRL’scoretechnicalcompetency(CTC)inAerospaceVehicles,whichincludesleading-edgeresearchinsubsonicthroughsupersonicvehicleaerodynamics,aerospacestructures,design&analysistechnology,propulsion&weaponsintegration,andaerodynamic&structuraltest/validationfacilities.Hisareasoftechnicalinterestincludeactiveflowcontrol,unsteadyaerodynamics,high-angle-of-attackandhigh-liftaerodynamics,innovativeaircraftconcepts&designs,andapplyingcomputationalandexperimentalmethodstoinvestigateuniqueaerodynamicconcepts.

CarlreceivedhisB.S.inAerospaceEngineeringfromTrine(formerlyTri-State)Universityin1987,hisM.S.inMechanicalEngineeringfromTheGeorgeWashingtonUniversityin1990,andhisPh.D.inEngineeringfromtheAirForceInstituteofTechnologyin1997.

APATC Member Snapshot

CarlTilmannUSAirForceResearch

Laboratory

Upcoming AIAA Events 2015/2016Design,Build,FlyCompetitionApril2016Alldetailscanbefoundonwww.aiaadbf.org

AVIATION201613–17June2016Location:Washington,D.C.Venue:WashingtonHilton

Thiseventincludesthe34thAIAAAppliedAerodynamicsConference.

SCITECH20179–13January2017Location:Grapevine,TXVenue:GaylordTexan

SCITECH20188–12January2018Location:Orlando,FL

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AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Technical Committee Members

APATCOfficers

Chair:MartiquaPost Secretary/Treasurer:DennisFinley

MemberName: Affiliation: Email: Subcommittees:KhaledAbdol-Hamid NASALangleyResearchCenter k.s.abdol-hamid@nasa.gov HonorsandAwardsPhillipAnsell UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign ansell1@illinois.eduJoãoLuizAzevedo InstitutodeAeronáuticaeEspaço joaoluiz.azevedo@gmail.com Planning(Chair)VishalBhagwandin U.S.ArmyResearchLaboratory vishal.a.bhagwandin.civ@mail.mil HonorsandAwardsColinBidwell NASAGlennResearchCenter colin.s.bidwell@nasa.gov HonorsandAwardsMarkCalvert U.S.ArmyRDECOM mark.e.calvert@us.army.mil Publicity/PublicationsMatthewConway TheAerospaceCorporation matthew.j.conway@aero.org EducationBohdanCybyk AppliedPhysicsLab(JHU/APL) bohdan.cybyk@jhuapl.edu HonorsandAwardsKelseyDenissen SandiaNationalLabs kjdenis@sandia.gov Education(Chair)BruceDetert BoeingCommercialAirplanes bruce.r.detert@boeing.com TravisDouville TLGAerospace,LLC travis.douville@tlgaerospace.com Publicity/PublicationsJohnFarnsworth UniversityofColoradoBoulder john.farnsworth@colorado.edu Publicity/PublicationsEdwardFeltrop TheCessnaAircraftCompany efeltrop@cessna.textron.com HonorsandAwardsDennisFinley LockheedMartinAeronautics dennis.b.finley@lmco.com HonorsandAwardsJacobGeorge MetroLaserInc. jageorge2000@gmail.com Membership/NominationsNeilHall LockheedMartinCorporation neil.hall@lmco.com NathanHariharan ChenegaFederalSystems nathan.hariharan.ctr@hpc.mil Publicity/Publications(Chair)DougHunsaker UtahStateUniversity doug.hunsaker@gmail.com EducationAnyaJones UniversityofMaryland arjones@umd.edu Publicity/PublicationsMarkJurkovich U.S.AirForce,Wright-PattersonAFB mark.jurkovich@us.af.mil HonorsandAwardsKursatKara KhalifaUniversity kursat.kara@kustar.ac.ae Education,Membership/Nomin.ChristopherKelley UniversityofNotreDame ckelley6@nd.edu JohnLatz NorthropGrummanAerospaceSystems john.latz@ngc.com Membership/NominationsKevinMassey DARPA/TTO kevin.massey@darpa.mil HonorsandAwardsBrianMcGrath AppliedPhysicsLab(JHU/APL) brian.mcgrath@jhuapl.edu EducationPhilipMorgan U.S.AirForce,Wright-PattersonAFB philip.morgan.2.ctr@us.af.mil Publicity/PublicationsStevenMorris EngineeringSystemsInc. slmorris@esi-co.com PlanningJonathanMurray SandiaNationalLabs jmurray@sandia.gov Membership/Nominations(Chair)SivakumaranNadarajah McGillUniversity siva.nadarajah@mcgill.ca PlanningDavidO’Brien U.S.Army,RedstoneArsenal david.m.obrien48.civ@mail.mil EducationMichaelOl U.S.AirForceResearchLaboratory michael.ol@us.af.mil HonorsandAwardsBradOsborne TheBoeingCompany brado67@gmail.com CrystalPasiliao U.S.AirForceResearchLaboratory crystal.pasiliao@us.af.mil HonorsandAwards(Chair)JeremyPinier NASALangleyResearchCenter jeremy.t.pinier@nasa.gov Publicity/PublicationsMartiquaPost U.S.AirForceAcademy martiqua.post@usafa.edu HonorsandAwardsJuergenRauleder UniversityofMunich juergen.rauleder@gmail.com ChristopherRosema U.S.Army,RedstoneArsenal christopher.c.rosema.civ@mail.mil EducationMarkShoenenberger NASALangleyResearchCenter mark.schoenenberger@nasa.gov AnthonySclafani BoeingEngineeringOperations&Tech. tony.sclafani@boeing.com Publicity/PublicationsChunhuaSheng UniversityofToledo chunhua.sheng@utoledo.edu EducationCarlTilmann U.S.AirForceResearchLaboratory carl.tilmann@us.af.mil Publicity/PublicationsLawrenceUkeiley UniversityofFlorida ukeiley@ufl.edu PlanningKirkVanden U.S.AirForceResearchLaboratory kirk.vanden@us.af.mil Membership/NominationsAntonVanderwyst RaytheonMissileSystems Anton_Vanderwyst@raytheon.com HonorsandAwards/EducationRichWahls NASALangleyResearchCenter richard.a.wahls@nasa.gov PlanningKenrickWaithe GulfstreamAerospaceCorporation kenrick.waithe@gulfstream.com EducationLiWang UniversityofTennesseeatChattanooga li-wang@utc.edu PlanningXiaowenWang UniversityofCaliforniaLosAngeles xiaowen@seas.ucla.eduZifengYang WrightStateUniversity zifeng.yang@wright.edu PlanningGechengZha UniversityofMiami gzha@miami.edu Education

AERONEWSDesignerandEditor:JeremyPinier,jeremy.t.pinier@nasa.gov