Flow Visualization Showcase

Please direct questions to:
Adrian Sescu, Mississippi State University
Patrick Hammer, Air Force Research Laboratory

The annual Flow Visualization Showcase will provide an opportunity to display computational and/or experimental fluid-dynamics visualizations that support a technical concept.  It is open to all who register for the AIAA AVIATION Forum, regardless of whether they submit an extended abstract to the technical program.  Related technical disciplines include:

• Applied Aerodynamics
• Fluid Dynamics
• Meshing, Visualization and Computational Environments
• Plasma Dynamics and Lasers
• Thermophysics

The Flow Visualization Showcase is looking to highlight visualizations (both animations and images) that enhance the understanding of the flow. It is recommended that the animations be 3–5 minutes in length and run on a loop. Large-screen displays will be provided during the conference. The submissions will be judged and ranked in each of the following categories at the conclusion of the event:

• Most Artistic Flow Visualization,
• Most Insightful Flow Visualization.

First place awards for each category will be presented at the end of the showcase. All accepted visualizations will be uploaded to the AIAA YouTube channel.

If you are interested in participating and you are submitting an extended abstract to the technical program in one of the related technical disciplines mentioned above, please check the box during Step 2 of the abstract submission process. If you are interested in participating and you are not submitting an extended abstract in one of the related technical disciplines, please email the contacts above with a brief abstract. Participants will be emailed to verify their interest in showcase participation after the technical program has been finalized.

2024 Flow Visualization Showcase

 Complete Playlist for the 2024 Flow Visualization Showcase

•  Vortical Flows and Autorotating Samara Seeds
•  Wind Tunnel Test of the High Lift Common Research Model |  Presentation
•  MEL PSP Pressure Visualization of Forward Portion of NACA 0012 Airfoil |  Presentation
•  Most Insightful Visualization: Experimental Study of Meteoroid Fragmentation in Hypersonic Flow with Free Flight Optical Tracking
•  Visualization of Shockwave Boundary Layer Interactions Using Wall Modeled LES and Conjugate Heat Transfer
•  Three Dimensional Nature of Low Frequency Unsteadiness in a Turbulent Separation Bubble
•  Flow Excitation on Supersonic Rectangular Jet
•  Immersed Boundary Wall Modelled Large Eddy Simulations of an Airfoil with 3D Ice Accretion
•  Experimental Study on the Effect of Sinusoidal Trailing Edge for the Control of Reverse Flow on High
•  Wake Visualisation of Flapping Wing Using Modified Kinematics
•  Vortex Particle Method Simulation of a Controlled VTOL Takeoff Maneuver
•  Cylinder Airfoil Flow |  Presentation
•  Immersed Boundary Wall Modelled Large Eddy Simulations of a Nose Landing Gear
•  In Situ and Extract Based Data Analytics of Unsteady CFD Simulations of a Ship Airwake
•  Most Artistic Visualization: Wall Modelled Large Eddy Simulations of the AIAA 5th High Lift Prediction Workshop Test Cases
•  People's Choice*: Global Skin Friction and Surface Pressure Measurements
•  Exploring Eigenvalue Landscapes No1 |  Presentation
•  Streaks of High Heating on Aerodynamic Control Flaps |  Presentation
•  DJI Propeller Hovering Under Ground Effect Condition
•  Towards High-Fidelity CFD Simulations of Rotorcraft (Presentation)