CFD & Simulation Laboratory

Overview

The CFD & Simulation Laboratory provides advanced computational facilities for the numerical analysis and simulation of complex aerospace flow phenomena. The laboratory supports teaching, research, and sponsored projects by enabling high-fidelity simulations in aerodynamics, propulsion, combustion, and multidisciplinary aerospace systems. Using commercial, open-source, and in-house computational tools along with High Performance Computing (HPC) resources, the laboratory facilitates the study of challenging engineering problems that complement experimental investigations.

Major Computational Facilities

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)

The laboratory provides computational tools for simulating and analysing fluid flow phenomena across a wide range of aerospace applications.

Capabilities

• Compressible flow simulations

• External and internal aerodynamics

• Turbulence modelling

• Aerodynamic performance analysis

Propulsion & Combustion Simulation

Advanced numerical techniques are employed to investigate flow behaviour and combustion processes associated with aerospace propulsion systems.

Capabilities

• Rocket exhaust plume analysis

• Combustion modelling

• Multiphase flow simulations

• Propulsion system performance studies

High Performance Computing (HPC)

The department utilizes High Performance Computing (HPC) resources to perform large-scale numerical simulations requiring significant computational power.

Applications

• Large-scale CFD simulations

• Parametric design studies

• Optimization and multidisciplinary analysis

• High-resolution numerical modelling

Engineering Simulation & Analysis

The laboratory supports numerical investigations of complex engineering systems through integrated computational analysis.

Capabilities

• Fluid–structure interaction (FSI)

• Thermal flow analysis

• Design validation

• Numerical performance prediction

Research Areas

The CFD & Simulation Laboratory actively supports research in:

• Computational aerodynamics

• Compressible flows

• Supersonic and hypersonic flows

• Turbulence modelling

• Missile aerodynamics

• Jet flows

• Rocket exhaust plume analysis

• Combustion modelling

• Fluid–structure interaction

• Multidisciplinary aerospace simulation

• Numerical methods in aerospace engineering

Academic & Research Applications

The laboratory supports:

• Postgraduate laboratory courses

• Student design and simulation projects

• Doctoral research

• Sponsored research projects

• Numerical validation of aerospace systems

• Collaborative research with academia and industries