Propulsion and Aerodynamics Computational Laboratory

Numerical research in unsteady aerodynamics, acoustics, propulsion, aeroelasticity, flow and flight control is performed in the Propulsion and Aerodynamics Computational Lab (PACL).

The equipment found in the PACL is used by undergraduate students, graduate students, research faculty and industrial partners. Numerical studies performed here are supported by Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), National Science Foundation (NSF), NASA, Florida Center for Advanced Aero-Propulsion (FCAAP) and United Launch Alliance (ULA) grants.

Equipment

• 10 Vega HPC workstations
• Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and industry-standard commercial codes, including OpenFoam, CHARM, OVERFLOW and DUST