High-speed computational fluid dynamics
Description
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in supersonic and hypersonic flow regimes.
Members
L = leader; C = co-leader; * = Other key personnel
| Rene Steijl ( University of Glasgow ): | |
| Neil Ashton ( University of Oxford ): | |
| [L] | Jian Fang ( Daresbury Laboratory (STFC) ): jian.fang@stfc.ac.uk |
| Charles Moulinec ( Daresbury Laboratory (STFC) ): | |
| Adriano Cerminara ( University of Southampton ): | |
| Marco Fossati ( University of Strathclyde ): | |
| Jun Xia ( Brunel University London ): | |
| Zeeshan Rana ( Cranfield University ): |
News in high-speed flow
MACH MY WORDS UK’s top-secret plan to deploy British-made hypersonic missiles by 2030 – and weapon could hit Moscow in just 24 minutes (28/4/2024)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/27588313/uk-plan-hypersonic-missiles-russia-china/
Britain’s top-secret plan to deploy British-made hypersonic missiles by 2030 – and the weapon could hit Moscow in just 24 minutes (28/4/2024)
The UK will develop hypersonic missiles to ‘catch up’ with China and Russia (28/4/2024)
UK planning to adopt hypersonic missiles by 2030: Reports (29/4/2024)
https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/uk-planning-to-adopt-hypersonic-missiles-by-2030-reports/
By 2030, Britain will have its own hypersonic missile (29/4/2024)
Britain developing homegrown hypersonic missile (28/4/2024)
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-developing-homegrown-hypersonic-missile/
Britain to deploy homegrown hypersonic missile by 2030 (27/4/2024)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/27/britain-deploy-homegrown-hypersonic-missile-by-2030/
https://fluids.ac.uk/files/sig/Britain_to_deploy_homegrown_hypersonic_missile_by_2030.1714384205.pdf
Zumwalt-Class Stealth Destroyer: Hypersonic Missile Truck or Giant Failure? (23/04/2024)
Russia Jails Scientist Who Developed Hypersonic Technologies After Treason Conviction (19/04/2024)
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia/russian-scientist-alexander-kuranov-jailed-treason-ac0c6254
MAKO: The Hypersonic Missile Built for U.S. Military F-35 Fighters (19/04/2024)
Scientists are now using cheap NVIDIA chips to control hypersonic weapons (18/04/2024)
Aerojet’s Zeus 2 success boosts hypersonic and ballistic missile systems (17/04/2024)
Advanced hypersonics munitions and aircraft: industry shows it's up to the challenge (16/04/2024)
UK's 'lacking' missile defence system is a soft touch for hypersonic bombs, AI says (15/04/2024)
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/uk-news/uks-lacking-missile-defence-system-32589868
F-35 Fighter Could Soon Fire Mach 5 Hypersonic 'Mako' Missiles (12/04/2024)
Lockheed Unveils Air-Launched Multi-Mission Hypersonic Missile (12/04/2024)
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2024/04/12/lockheed-air-hypersonic-missile/?expand_article=1
US engineers to test materials for hypersonic air vehicles (04/04/2024)
Quarterhorse Mk 1 puts Hermeus on route to hypersonic flight (03/04/2024)
This New Hypersonic Aircraft Will Hit the Skies Later This Year (03/04/2024)
US hypersonic programmes to receive almost $7 billion in 2025 (02/04/2024)
Navy Starts Tests of Submarine-Fired Hypersonic Weapons Systems (02/04/2024)
https://warriormaven.com/sea/navy-starts-tests-of-submarine-fired-hypersonic-weapons-systems
Hypersonic startup unveils its first aircraft (01/04/2024)
https://www.freethink.com/transportation/hypersonic-aircraft-hermeus
With 5.7% CAGR, Hypersonic Flight Market Growth to Surpass USD 1,154 Million (26/03/2024)
https://www.openpr.com/news/3441973/with-5-7-cagr-hypersonic-flight-market-growth-to-surpass-usd
Mysterious SR-72 DarkStar .. Is "Manned" Hypersonic Flight Here? (26/03/2024)
https://warriormaven.com/air/mysterious-sr-72-darkstar-is-manned-hypersonic-flight-here
North Korea has allegedly tested engine for US-range hypersonic missile (25/03/2024)
https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/north-korea-making-progress-on-hypersonics
Response to China and Russia: The United States tested its own hypersonic cruise missile for the first time (22/03/2024)
Hypersonic missile fired from US bomber (20/03/2024)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/03/20/hypersonic-missile-fired-from-us-bomber/
North Korea claims progress in development of hypersonic missile (20/03/2024)
Europe Could Fund Hypersonic Glider To Develop Defenses (19/03/2024)
Purdue Propels Hypersonic Research with 3D Printed Scramjet Prototypes (18/03/2024)
https://www.3dnatives.com/en/purdue-propels-hypersonic-research-with-3d-printed-scramjet-180320246/
Pentagon may build a second track for hypersonic ground testing (13/03/2024)
China plans to build a giant rail gun to launch hypersonic planes longer than a Boeing 737 into space - as Beijing ramps up race to the moon (14/03/2024)
China now leads the world in nuclear and conventional hypersonic missiles, U.S. intelligence warns (12/03/2024)
https://washingtontimes.com/news/2024/mar/12/china-now-leads-world-nuclear-and-conventional-hyp/
Hypersonic weapon startup Castelion has first prototype missile test (11/03/2024)
BLAST OFF US military’s top secret £260million ‘Project Mayhem’ aims to build hypersonic bomber that can fly at 7,000mph (09/03/2024)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/26513888/americas-top-secret-project-mayhem/
AUKUS pillar 2: Advanced capabilities (08/03/2024)
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-9842/
Hypersonic Hegemony: Niobium and the Western Hemisphere’s Role in the U.S.-China Power Struggle (04/03/2024)
Air Force About to Test ARRW Hypersonic Missile in the Central Pacific (05/03/2024)
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-test-arrw-hypersonic-missile-pacific/
Guam Hosts Hypersonic Weapon Training With Live ARRW Missile (01/03/2024)
https://theaviationist.com/2024/03/01/guam-hosts-hypersonic-weapon-training-with-live-arrw-missile/
Andersen AFB Hosts Hypersonic Weapon Familiarization Training (28/2/2024)
The challenges of steering a hypersonic plane (21/02/2024)
AI company developing software to detect hypersonic missiles from space (18/02/2023)
https://spacenews.com/ai-company-developing-software-to-detect-hypersonic-missiles-from-space/
Wild new NASA plasma tech reduces drag during hypersonic flight (08/12/02023)
https://www.space.com/nasa-hypersonic-magnetohydrodynamic-control
GE Aerospace achieves breakthrough in hypersonic engine development (14/12/2023)
http://GE Aerospace achieves breakthrough in hypersonic engine development
From hypersonic missiles to undersea drones, the PLA is making leaps (06/11/2023) https://www.economist.com/special-report/2023/11/06/from-hypersonic-missiles-to-undersea-drones-the-pla-is-making-leaps
Test Failures Put Hypersonic Program in Doubt (1/11/2023) https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2023-11/news/test-failures-put-hypersonic-program-doubt
Asteroid sampler’s hypersonic return thrilled scientists: here’s what they learnt (02/11/2023) https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03318-6
Anti-tank weapons, new materials: MBDA Germany pondering future hypersonic capabilities (11/01/2023) https://breakingdefense.com/2023/11/new-uses-new-propellants-mbda-germany-on-the-future-of-hypersonics/
Chinese Scientists Claim Breaking Impossible Tech Feat With New Hypersonic Vehicle Surface Material (25/10/2023) https://www.eurasiantimes.com/chinese-scientists-claim-breaking-impossible-tech-feat-with/
Hypersonic Missiles Are Game-Changers, and America Doesn’t Have Them (18/92023) https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/hypersonic-missiles-america-military-behind-936a3128
Reaction Engines has been awarded funding to further a U.K./U.S. collaboration under the UK Space Agency’s International Bilateral Fund. (22/8/2023) https://reactionengines.co.uk/category/news/
Plasma breakthrough could enable better hypersonic weapons, spacecraft (16/8/2023) https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2023/08/plasma-breakthrough-could-enable-better-hypersonic-weapons-spacecraft/389486/
U.S., Japan to develop hypersonic missile interceptor (13/8/2023) https://www.reuters.com/world/us-japan-develop-hypersonic-missile-interceptor-yomiuri-2023-08-13/
The Surprising Way This Britain Company Is Creating New Hypersonic Jet | UK HVX Concept V (4/8/2023) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqo6hYyrEsQ
UK launching £1bn framework to boost hypersonic strike capability (6/7/2023). https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-launching-1bn-framework-to-boost-hypersonic-strike-capability/
The goverment website published a news story on hypersonics: Hypersonic missiles: travelling at the speed of sound...times 5 (4/7/2023). https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hypersonic-missiles-travelling-at-the-speed-of-soundtimes-5
A paraliment POSTnote on hypersonic missiles have been published, reviewing information about nations’ current capabilities, including Russia, China and the US. (27/6/2023) https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0696/
Hermeus Is Plugging An F-15 Engine Into its Hypersonic Test Aircraft (8/6/2023) https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2023/06/08/hermeus-is-plugging-an-f-15-engine-into-its-hypersonic-test-aircraft/?sh=71e6af6d138d
UKRI is investing in 11 individual wind tunnels, an experimental database and upgrades to existing facilities, totalling £23 million, to transform UK research capability in fluid dynamics.(19/6/2023) https://www.ukri.org/news/ukri-invests-72-million-upgrading-uk-research-infrastructure/
Reaction Engines, Rolls-Royce, the Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO), the UK Government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the UK’s National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF) have announced new details of their joint programme to deliver significant enhancements to UK defence capabilities through the development of innovative hypersonic technologies. (18/7/2022) https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2022/18-07-2022-delivering-the-future-of-uk-hypersonic-capabilities.aspx
SIG activities
SIG meeting on 6/9/2023 @ Cosener's House, Abingdon
- Supersonic multiphase reactive flow and shock-induced combustion, Zhaoxin Ren https://fluids.ac.uk/files/sig/Supersonic_multiphase_reactive_flow_and_shock-induced_combustion_Zhaoxin_Ren_(Swansea_University).1694095583.pdf
- Towards optimal active cooling strategies and prediction of shock oscillation impact on hypersonic transition, Adriano Cerminara http://https://fluids.ac.uk/files/sig/UK_hypersonics2023.1694097427.pptx
- Analysis of supersonic combustion of a model scramjet using direct-numerical simulation, Jian Fang http://fluids.ac.uk/files/sig/SIGtalk.1694099023.pdf
- Hypersonics for Transatmospheric Flight: Challenges and Needs, Marco Fossati ttp://https://fluids.ac.uk/files/sig/2023-09-UKFN-hypersonics.1694164883.pdf
SIG meeting on 23/9/2022 @ UWE Bristol
SIG meeting on 10/6/2022 @ Daresbury
- Recent high-speed aerodynamics work at Southampton, Neil Sandham https://fluids.ac.uk/files/sig/High-speed-Southampton-2022_v2_(1).1655198841.pdf
- High-fidelity Simulation of High Speed Multi-component Flows, Xi Deng https://fluids.ac.uk/files/sig/High_Speed_MultiComponents.1655297179.pdf
- The introducion of computational fluid dynamics research in STFC & Research on Shock-Wave/Boundary Layer Interaction, Jian Fang https://fluids.ac.uk/files/sig/Presentation_sig_20220610.1655198948.pdf
- Molecular-level Simulations of Hypersonic Flow past a Cylinder, Benzi John https://fluids.ac.uk/files/sig/HSFN_Hypersonics_Benzi_10June22.1655297818.pdf
- Control of Flare-induced Shock-Boundary Layer Interaction using passive vortex generators, T. Nilavarasan https://fluids.ac.uk/files/sig/Nila_SIG_Presentation.1655199145.pdf
Meetings and Conferences
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ECCOMAS, Lisbon 3-7 June, 2024, https://eccomas2024.org/
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RAeS Specialist Group Conference: High-Speed Aerodynamics - Towards Hypersonic Flight, 17-18 October 2023, https://www.aerosociety.com/events-calendar/raes-specialist-group-conference-high-speed-aerodynamics-towards-hypersonic-flight/
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High-speed Aerodynamic SIG meeting 2023 in preparison, 6th September 2023 @ the Cosener's House Abingdon, https://cvent.me/12RoMw
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UKTC annual meeting, 27-28 March 2023 @ London
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18th Appleton Space Conference
This major space conference on Thursday 1st December 2022 celebrates the latest advancements in space science, Earth observation and technology development. https://www.ralspace.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/18th-Appleton-Space-Conference.aspx
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The UK high-speed aerodynamics networking, 23 September 2022 @ Bristol.
The UK high-speed aerodynamics networking meeting is open to all UK researchers (academic and industry) interested in numerical modelling and experimental measurements of high speed flows. The meeting is both online and at the University of the West of England. Contributions/presentations welcome. Agenda TBA. Contact point Chris.Toomer@uwe.ac.uk
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RAeS Applied Aerodynamics Conference ,13 – 15 September 2022 London and online, https://www.aerosociety.com/events-calendar/raes-applied-aerodynamics-conference/
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DLES13 – Direct and Large Eddy Simulation 26 – 29 October 2022 Udine, Italy. https://easyconferences.eu/dles2022/
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The UK high-speed aerodynamics networking, 10 June @ Daresbury. https://cvent.me/n4xqW3
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33rd Parallel CFD International Conference 25-27 May 2022 - Alba, Italy https://parcfd2022.org/
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UK Turbulence Consortium Annual Review 2022, 28-29 March 2022 - Imperial College London, UK
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56th Edition of the 3AF International Conference on Applied Aerodynamics "Aerodynamics for Lower Environmental Impact" 28-29-30 March 2022 - Toulouse, France https://www.3af-aerodynamics.com/
PhD Opportunities
- Transpiration cooling for thermal management in new-generation aerospace propulsion systems and high-speed vehicle airframes
Location: Sheffield Hallam University
Contact Dr Adriano Cerminara (A.Cerminara@shu.ac.uk), Dr Jonathan Potts
Closing date: 12 May 2023
Funding Opportunities
- Early career researcher international collaboration grants
Funders: EPSRC
Funding type: Grant
Total fund: £4,000,000
Maximum award: £200,000
Opening date: 12 October 2022
Closing date: 18 January 2023 16:00 UK time.
- Early career researcher collaborations for global development
Funders: EPSRC
Funding type: Grant
Total fund: £1,000,000
Maximum award: £200,000
Opening date: 12 October 2022
Closing date: 18 January 2023 16:00 UK time.
- Apply for access to high performance computing facilities, https://www.ukri.org/councils/epsrc/facilities-and-resources/using-epsrc-facilities-and-resources/apply-for-access-to-high-performance-computing-facilities/
Opening date for applications: 4 July 2022 at 10:00 UK time
Technical assessment submission deadline: 20 September 2022 at 16:00 UK time
Closing date for applications: 18 October 2022 at 16:00 UK time
Panel meeting: week commencing 28 November 2022
Expected project start dates: week commencing 12 December 2022
- ARCHER2 Embedded CSE (eCSE) support Call, https://www.archer2.ac.uk/ecse/calls/
Funding type: Grant
Opening date: 19 April 2022
Closing date: 14June 2022
- High end computing consortia research, https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/high-end-computing-consortia-research/
Funders: EPSRC
Funding type: Grant
Total fund: £3,000,000
Publication date: 29 March 2022
Opening date: 29 March 2022 10:00 UK time
Closing date: 16 June 2022 16:00 UK time
- National Fellowships in Fluid Dynamics (NFFDy), https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/national-fellowships-in-fluid-dynamics-nffd
Funders: EPSRC
Funding type: Fellowship
Total fund: £3,500,000
Opening date: 22 March 2022
Closing date: 3 May 2022 16:00 UK time
Gallery
Pictures and animations from high-speed flow simulations.
Schlieren images of density fields for the underwater explosion
(Ref: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2018.03.036, contact: xd257@cam.ac.uk)
Schlieren images of density fields for the Mach 6.0 shock-droplet interaction test.
(Ref: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcp.2018.03.036, contact: xd257@cam.ac.uk)
Numerical Schlieren of SWTBLI at Ma=2.25
(code: ASTR, Ref: 10.1017/jfm.2020.350, contact: jian.fang@stfc.ac.uk)
Numerical Schlieren of Ma=2.9 flow past a 45deg compression step
(code: ASTR, contact: jian.fang@stfc.ac.uk)
Numerical Schlieren of SWTBLI at Ma=5
(code: ASTR, contact: jian.fang@stfc.ac.uk)
Shock-wave and turbulence structures in the SWTBLI at Ma=5
(code: ASTR, contact: jian.fang@stfc.ac.uk)