CFD Orbiter Model
This is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) computer-generated model of the Space Shuttle during re-entry. CFD has supplanted wind tunnels for many evaluations of aircraft. As computing power increases and computer models become more sophisticated, CFD will become an increasingly more powerful tool for aeronautics research.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: L-1993-03205
Date: April 1, 1993
CFD Orbiter Model
This is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) computer-generated model of the Space Shuttle during re-entry. CFD has supplanted wind tunnels for many evaluations of aircraft. As computing power increases and computer models become more sophisticated, CFD will become an increasingly more powerful tool for aeronautics research.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: L-1993-03205
Date: April 1, 1993