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Examples of CFD Applications at The French

The French-German Research Institute uses ANSYS CFX software to simulate projectiles, missiles, and space vehicles using computational fluid dynamics. Recent simulations include studying the aerodynamic characteristics of grid-fins on projectiles, visualizing flow patterns with and without spin on artillery shells, and investigating the interaction of transverse jets with supersonic missile cross-flows. Comparisons of simulations to wind tunnel experiments show good agreement.

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Examples of CFD Applications at The French

The French-German Research Institute uses ANSYS CFX software to simulate projectiles, missiles, and space vehicles using computational fluid dynamics. Recent simulations include studying the aerodynamic characteristics of grid-fins on projectiles, visualizing flow patterns with and without spin on artillery shells, and investigating the interaction of transverse jets with supersonic missile cross-flows. Comparisons of simulations to wind tunnel experiments show good agreement.

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Examples of CFD Applications at the French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis

by C. Berner, P. Gnemmi

The French-German Research Institute (ISL) is a pioneer in French-German cooperation in the


field of armament and defense. The Aerodynamics, Ballistics and Flight Mechanics researchers
of the Aeromechanics and Acoustic Division are charged with improving flight characteristics
and performances of ammunitions. ANSYS CFX computational fluid dynamics software is used
to study both aero-dynamics and/or thermodynamics of projectiles and missiles in order to
design and optimize new ammunition systems, to determine their aeroballistic performances, to
contribute to the adjustment of theoretical models and also to provide insight into the fluid
dynamic phenomena and results for data bases.

Recent research using ANSYS CFX at ISL includes simulations of the flow pattern that develops
around configurations of projectiles, missiles and also space vehicles.

Study of the aerodynamic characteristics of grid-shaped fins


This work will contribute to improving the flight of the projectile, since the use of grid fins as
stabilization and control device offers an interesting alternative to the conventional fin design.
Simulations have been performed using various attack angles and have been compared to wind
tunnel and free flight experiments.

Close view of the mesh around the projectile

Qualitative comparison of simulation and wind tunnel experiment shadowgraphs

At Mach=2,a=0°

A shock is formed in front of the grid fin. The simulation compares well to experiment.

Mach=3, a=0°

When the Mach number is increased this shock moves rearward to the grid fin and almost
extends inside the grid fin, as shown in both simulation and experiment.

Quantitative comparison of simulation and wind tunnel experiment

For CA0 there is quite good agreement in the subsonic regime but CFD over predicts the wind
tunnel data in the supersonic regime The results are similar for the derivative of the pitching
moment coefficient
Aerodynamic characteristics of a long range spinning
artillery shell
A numerical investigation was carried out on this configuration in order to visualize the flow
pattern with and without spin, and to predict the global aerodynamic coefficients to be used
afterwards for the determination of the trajectory by mean of 6 degree of freedom code.

Surface streamline pattern for M=0.6 (d=4°)

The fins are canted in order to induce some rotation on the projectile. The pictures show the flow
separation for the rotating projectile at w=1000 rad/s and for the non-rotating projectile. When
the projectile rotates, then the separation on the fins becomes smaller and hence the relevant
lift/drag coefficient is higher, and as a consequence increases the range of the projectile.

a=12°, w=0 rad/s a=12°, w=1000 rad/s

Crossflow streamlines at 50% of fin length (M=0.6, d=4°)

Center of pressure location vs. Mach

There was good agreement between ANSYS CFX, semi-empirical codes and experimental data

Interaction of a Transverse Jet with a Supersonic Missile


Cross-Flow
Experimental and numerical investigations of the interaction between a transverse jet issuing
from a generic missile body and the oncoming external flow are underway in order to study
steering capabilities. The model fixed in the test chamber of the blow-down wind tunnel is
equipped with series of static pressure orifices surrounding the jet exit. The steady-state
computations using the SST turbulence model in ANSYS CFX are made for Mach numbers of
2.8 and 3 with and without angle of attack. The computed and measured pressure distributions on
the surface model agree very well.

Structure of the flow field visualized by surface


and 3D streamlines, M = 2.8, AoA = 10°

Measured and computed pressure coefficient on missile-model surface,


M = 3, a= 0°, ratio of total jet pressure over static freestream pressure = 97
b) distribution in the circumferential
a) distribution in the longitudinal direction
direction

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