RAP opportunity at Air Force Science and Technology Fellowship Program AF STFP
Development of Computational Tools for High-Speed Flows
Location
Aerospace Systems Directorate, RQ/High Speed Systems Division
| opportunity |
location |
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| 13.30.11.C0696 |
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 454337542 |
Advisers
| name |
email |
phone |
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| Matthew Ware Tufts |
matthew.tufts.2@us.af.mil |
937 255 9873 |
Description
The design of hypersonic flight vehicles requires understanding and analysis of several complex phenomena including boundary-layer transition, shock/boundary-layer interactions, and conjugate heating. Furthermore, these phenomena are often tightly coupled in hypersonic systems and the successful design cycle must either solve these problems in a coupled fashion, or will take a number of iterations. In either case, it is imperative that moving forward computational design and analysis tools for hypersonic systems must become quicker to execute and thus more responsive to changes in requirements or design. This topic aims to develop and improve computational tools and methods able to quickly and efficiently model problems of interest to AFRL.
We conduct basic and applied research in hypersonic aerodynamics primarily using computations. Development of fast and accurate tools is critical to the development of emerging Air Force systems. Mutually beneficial collaborations are sought in a broad range of research activities. Research opportunities include (but are not limited to) the following topics:
11) Improving modeling speed using Reduced-Order Modeling, Algorithm Improvements, or Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence.
22) Exploring high-fidelity scale resolving simulations of turbulent and transitional flows. Determining best practices and analysis techniques.
33) Exploring effects of surface roughness and protrusions on hypersonic flow fields and boundary layers. Finding ways to characterize and account for these roughnesses.
Case Number : AFRL-2021-0906
key words
Hypersonic; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Modeling; Aerospace; Computers; Engineering
Eligibility
Citizenship:
Open to U.S. citizens
Level:
Open to Postdoctoral and Senior applicants
Stipend
| Base Stipend |
Travel Allotment |
Supplementation |
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| $95,000.00 |
$5,000.00 |
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Experience Supplement
Postdoctoral and Senior awardees will receive an appropriately higher stipend based on the number of years of experience past their PhD.
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Additional Benefits
Relocation
Awardees who reside more than 50 miles from their host laboratory and remain on tenure for at least six months are eligible for paid relocation to within the vicinity of their host laboratory.
Health insurance
A group health insurance program is available to awardees and their qualifying dependents in the United States.