Unseen—for the most part, unless rendered visible by dust or contrails—and always unwelcome, wake turbulence causes flight-path disruption at best, and fatal accidents when encountered at its worst. Pilots do what they can to avoid it, especially when on takeoff or landing, and controllers are tasked with helping us to steer clear. Still, we’re not always successful, and the price is paid in bent metal and lives lost.
Purdue University’s New Turbulence Model Predicts Complex Scenarios
Key Takeaways:
- Wake turbulence is a dangerous aviation hazard, and current methods for modeling and predicting it are computationally intensive and slow.
- Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new "Coherent-vorticity-Preserving (CvP) Large-Eddy Simulation (LES)" model that can simulate complex vortex collisions with 10 to 100 times less computing power.
- This more efficient model allows for faster aircraft design, potentially leading to the development of planes that create less wake turbulence, and has broader applications for designing various vehicle and weapons systems.
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