Verification & Validation

Metacomp at the 7th AIAA Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshop 2026

In 2026, Metacomp participated in the 7th AIAA Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshop at the AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition in Orlando, Florida. The workshop focused on evaluating the accuracy of CFD modeling techniques for the NIFTI-LLF coupled fan–intake configuration operating under crosswind conditions. A defining feature of this setup is the ingestion of a ground vortex. […]

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Metacomp’s Adjoint solver in action — Aerodynamic shape optimization

Metacomp’s Adjoint solver is used to optimize the shape of the 3D wing of the common research model (CRM). A decrement of about 5% in drag is realized while maintaining the lift coefficient at 0.5 for fight conditions of  Mach 0.85 and Re/m of 5 million. A platform integrating Metacomp’s software suite (MIME® and CFD++®), OpenMDAO and

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Metacomp at the NASA Thermal & Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS) 2024

In 2024, Metacomp presented at the Thermal & Fluids Analysis Workshop at NASA Glenn Research Center on hypersonic aerothermodynamics modeling of two reentry flight experiments using CFD++: RAM-C II vehicle and OREX capsule.  The Radio Attenuation Measurement (RAM) program was conducted in the 1960s to study communications blackout in hypersonic reentry flows. Figure 1 shows

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Metacomp at the 5th AIAA CFD High-Lift Prediction Workshop 2025

In 2024, Metacomp presented at the 5th AIAA CFD High-Lift Prediction Workshop (HLPW-5) and offered three main contributions which are shown below in separate sections. The first was the application of advanced shielding functions in hybrid RANS/LES, which proved important for mesh convergence in the RANS boundary-layer regions on finer meshes. The second was the application

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Metacomp participates in the 6th AIAA Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshop – Part 2

Metacomp Technologies participated in the 6th AIAA Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshop held at the 2023 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition in National Harbor, MD, USA. The objective of the workshop was to assess the numerical prediction capability of current-generation CFD technology/codes for inlets, diffusers, and nozzles and their propulsion-specific boundary conditions. The second of two sets of

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Metacomp participates in the 6th AIAA Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshop – Part 1

Metacomp Technologies participated in the 6th AIAA Propulsion Aerodynamics Workshop held at the 2023 AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition in National Harbor, MD, USA. The objective of the workshop was to assess the numerical prediction capability of current-generation CFD technology/codes for inlets, diffusers, and nozzles and their propulsion-specific boundary conditions. The first of two sets of

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Metacomp participates in the 7th AIAA Drag Prediction Workshop

Metacomp Technologies participated in the 7th AIAA CFD Drag Prediction Workshop held at the AIAA AVIATION 2022 Conference in Chicago, IL, USA. The aim of the workshop was to predict the effect of shock-induced separation on the variation of lift and pitching moment with increasing angle-of-attack at transonic conditions. The workshop focused on the NASA Common

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Metacomp at the 4th High-Lift Prediction Workshop

In 2022, Metacomp presented at the 4th High-Lift Prediction Workshop (HLPW-4) and contributed to two main areas of study. The first was an investigation into the optimal initial conditions for hybrid RANS/LES over the angle-of-attack sweep, and the second was a comparison between (corrected) free-air simulations (case 2a) and in-situ simulations of the CRM model mounted

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