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CSTALL
CSTALL is a new 3-D unsteady Euler code for modeling stability and effects of distortion on multistage compressors.
  1. Chima. R. V., "A Three-Dimensional Unsteady CFD Model of Compressor Stability," ASME Paper GT2006-90040, May 2006.

GRAPE

  1. Chima, R. V., "GRAPE 2-D Grid Generator for Turbomachinery, User's Manual and Documentation," Version 104, Oct. 1997.
  2. Sorenson, R. L., "A Computer Program to Generate Two-Dimensional Grids About Airfoils and Other Shapes by Use of Poisson's Equation," NASA TM-81198, 1980.
  3. Steger, J. L., and Sorenson, R. L. "Automatic Mesh Point Clustering Near A Boundary in Grid Generation with Elliptic Partial Differential Equations," J. Computational Physics, Vol. 33, No. 3, Dec. 1979, pp. 405-410.
RVCQ3D
  1. Chima, R. V., "RVCQ3D - Rotor Viscous Code Quasi-3-D, User's Manual and Documentation," Version 303, Mar. 1999.
  2. Chima, R. V., "Application of the k-omega Turbulence Model to Quasi-Three-Dimensional Turbomachinery Flows," J. Propulsion Power, Vol. 12, No. 6, Nov.-Dec. 1996, pp. 1176-1179. Also NASA TM-107051.
  3. Chima, R. V., "Explicit Multigrid Algorithm for Quasi-Three-Dimensional Viscous Flows in Turbomachinery," J. Propulsion Power, Vol. 3, No. 5, 1987, pp. 397-405. Also NASA TM-87128.
TCGRID
  1. Chima, R. V., "TCGRID 3-D Grid Generator for Turbomachinery, User's Manual and Documentation," Version 300, July, 2003.

RVC3D
RVC3D was the predecessor to Swift. It is no longer available but the references describe numerical techniques used in Swift.

  1. Tweedt, D. L., Chima, R. V., and Turkel, E. "Preconditioning for Numerical Simulation of Low Mach Number Three-Dimensional Viscous Turbomachinery Flows," AIAA Paper 97-1828, June, 1997.
  2. Chima, R. V., Giel, P. W., and Boyle, R. J., "An Algebraic Turbulence Model for Three-Dimensional Viscous Flows," AIAA Paper 93-0083, Jan. 1993. Also NASA TM-105931.
  3. Chima, R. V., "Viscous Three-Dimensional Calculations of Transonic Fan Performance," in CFD Techniques for Propulsion Applications, AGARD Conference Proceedings No. CP-510, AGARD, Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France, Feb. 1992, pp 21-1 to 21-19. Also NASA TM-103800.
  4. Chima, R. V., and Yokota, J. W., "Numerical Analysis of Three-Dimensional Viscous Flows in Turbomachinery," AIAA J., Vol. 28, No. 5, May 1990, pp. 798-806.
SWIFT
  1. Chima, R. V., "Swift - Multiblock Analysis Code for Turbomachinery, User's Manual and Documentation," Version 300, Aug.. 2003.
  2. Chima., R. V. and Liou, M.-S., "Comparison of the AUSM+ and H-Cusp Schemes for Turbomachinery Applications," AIAA Paper AIAA-2003-4120, June 2003. Also NASA TM-2003-212457.
  3. Chima, R. V., "Computational Modeling of Vortex Generators for Turbomachinery," ASME Paper GT-2002-30677, Apr. 2002. Also NASA TM-2002-211551.
  4. Chima, R. V., "Calculation of Multistage Turbomachinery Using Steady Characteristic Boundary Conditions," AIAA Paper 98-0968, Jan. 1998. Also NASA TM-1998-206613.
  5. Chima, R. V., "Calculation of Tip Clearance Effects in a Transonic Compressor Rotor," J. Turbomachinery, Vol. 120, No. 1, Jan. 1998, pp. 131-140.
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