Project Title:

Real-Time, Graphical, Thermal-Fluid System Simulation

92-1-09.10-0292                                                   NAS09-18847
Real-Time, Graphical, Thermal-Fluid System
     Simulation
Cullimore & Ring Technologies, Inc.
49 Dawn Heath Circle
Littleton, CO  80127
Brent A. Cullimore                                   (303-971-0292)

Abstract:

     Thousands of pounds of cryogenic shuttle fuel were once
inadvertently dumped into a Florida swamp because technicians
monitoring the fluid transfer system were overwhelmed by a
bewildering array of sensors and switches. An interactive, real-
time, thermal-fluid system simulation tool could have helped the
technicians both to trouble-shoot the operations ahead of time and
to monitor their progress. Similarly, the design and testing of
advanced spacecraft thermal transport loops is being hampered by
the lack of such analysis tools. This project will develop a new
class of computer simulation tools, improving upon current tools
which still evidence their batch-style, mainframe origins. The new
tools will both improve analysts productivity as they work with
detailed simulations and enable the generation of real-time
predictions to support test and ground operations.

Potential Commercial Application:

Potential Commercial Applications:  Resulting products will be
immediately marketable because they fill a current void in the
aerospace community. With slight modifications, these tools can be
used in industries such as electronics packaging, energy,
automotive, and architecture (HVAC). 

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