A vortex code for flow over rigid or flexible bluff bodies

摘要: In this paper we discuss version 1.0 of the computer code (CURL) that have developed to simulate unsteady, 3D, incompressible flows around rigid and flexible bluff bodies whose geometries are made up from thin membrane or ribbon elements. The motivation for work comes Sandia National Laboratories' need perform complete numerical simulations parachute deployment, inflation, steady descent. First-generation serial parallel versions uncoupled fluids been developed. addition, a fluid-structure coupling scheme has Preliminary results both cross presented herein. This article was chosen Selected Proceedings 4th International Workshop on Vortex Flows Related Numerical Methods (UC Santa-Barbara, 17-20 March 2002) ed E Meiburg, G H Cottet, A Ghoniem P Koumoutsakos Present address: Mechanical Engineering Department, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, USA.