24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-2.3.R

CFD VALIDATION STUDY OF NEXST-1 NEAR MACH 1

K. Takenaka, K. Yamamoto*, R. Takaki*
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Nagoya, 455-8515, Japan; *Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space Technology and Aeronautics, Mitaka, 182-8522, Japan

Keywords: CFD, validation, NEXST-1, Mach1, wall interference

Development of a next generation airplane, which cruises near sonic speed, received considerable attention recently. To investigate aerodynamic characteristics and validity of CFD codes as a design tool in this new cruise condition, detailed wind tunnel test and CFD validation study was conducted in near sonic regime.

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