NASA SBIR 2007 Solicitation
FORM B - PROPOSAL SUMMARY
PROPOSAL NUMBER: |
07-1 A2.06-9041 |
SUBTOPIC TITLE: |
Aerothermodynamics |
PROPOSAL TITLE: |
A Multi-Physics CFD Toolkit for Reentry Flows |
SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN (Firm Name, Mail Address, City/State/Zip, Phone)
AeroSoft, Inc.
1872 Pratt Drive, Suite 1275
Blacksburg, VA 24060 - 6141
(540) 557-1900
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR/PROJECT MANAGER (Name, E-mail, Mail Address, City/State/Zip, Phone)
Michael P. Applebaum
applebau@aerosft.com
1872 Pratt Drive, Suite 1275
Blacksburg, VA 24060 - 6141
(540) 557-1909
Expected Technology Readiness Level (TRL) upon completion of contract:
4 to 7
TECHNICAL ABSTRACT (Limit 2000 characters, approximately 200 words)
AeroSoft proposes to develop a full featured CFD toolkit for analysis of the aerothermal environment and its effect on space vehicles. In Phase I, AeroSoft proposes to implement multi-component ablation along with material response into AeroSoft's structured and unstructured CFD solver GASP. In Phase I, GASP's internal thermal solver will be augmented to include the effects of ablation. In Phase II, AeroSoft proposes to implement radiation heat flux and radiation transport into GASP.
POTENTIAL NASA COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words)
The direct benefits to NASA are the ability to analyze the interaction of ablating materials with the gases in the shock layer, and the ability to analyze radiation heat transfer and radiation transport that occurs in shock layers for reentry applications.
POTENTIAL NON-NASA COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS (Limit 1500 characters, approximately 150 words)
The work performed under Phase I and Phase II will have significant application to directed energy research. AeroSoft's GASP is currently being used to perform laser-target interaction. Much of the physics that occur during reentry also occur during laser-target interaction. Potential customers include NASA, Lawrence Livermore National Labs, Sandia National Labs, and their subcontractors performing reentry design and analysis or COIL related research.
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