Case Study: Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering improves reusable spacecraft simulation with Hexagon scFLOW

Analyzing the feasibility of concave surface in space shuttles with scFLOW

The Department of Aerospace Engineering at Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering (LBRCE) was researching reusable spacecraft design and needed to analyze how a shuttle's concave surface affects airflow and heat. Their existing software was unable to handle the high-speed compressible flows, resulting in solver instability and inaccurate data. To address this, they turned to Hexagon and its scFLOW computational fluid dynamics software.

By implementing Hexagon's scFLOW, the team overcame the solver instability issues using its advanced divergence control methods. This solution enabled them to run multiple simulations simultaneously and drastically cut down on research time. As a direct result, the students successfully completed their intensive research and submitted a paper to a prestigious national conference within just one month.

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