Abstract
There is an ever-growing demand for advanced computing for the design, analysis, and optimization of propulsion and hypersonics systems. In this talk, I will present a framework for physics-based simulation of high-speed reacting flows on state-of-the-art supercomputers, and its application to supersonic combustion in a model rocket combustor. An emphasis will be placed on the software engineering design of the framework as well as verification and validation efforts including apple-to-apple comparisons with companion experiments. I will also introduce a cyberphysical platform for coupled multi-physics simulation, sensing, and real-time data processing, and their use for the control and optimization of complex flow systems. Lastly, perspectives on the future use of computational engineering for space exploration will be discussed.
About the Speaker
Kazuki Maeda is an Assistant Professor in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue University. Prior to moving to Purdue in 2023, he was a Research Scientist at Stanford University. He obtained his BS from the University of Tokyo in 2013, and MS and PhD from Caltech in 2018, all in Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include rocket propulsion, hypersonics, cyber-physical integration, and complex flow physics.
Host: Professor Andres Goza
