03.1 - Aerodynamics – CFD Methods and Validation
FLUID-SOLID INTERACTIVE MODELLING OF FABRIC-BASED ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY SIZED AERODYNAMIC DECELARATORS
E. Malof¹, J. Bayandor¹; ¹University at Buffalo CRASH Lab, United States
In the aeronautical industry, parachutes are the main aerodynamic decelerator used to slow aircraft, cargo and landing vehicles. Numerical solvers allow for multiple parachute designs to be simulated in numerous environments at reduced costs. The work in this paper improves the modelling of multiple parachutes from a packed to fully deployed state, showing the entire parachute inflation process.