DEFINITION:

Includes engineering and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques, both for internal and external flows, for the multidisciplinary design and analysis of Space Vehicles.

(Source: ESA TD 18A)

SUBDOMAINS:

1. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): Continuum and discrete particle models (including numerical algorithm and grid generation techniques) for multi-physics flow.
2. Engineering Techniques: Analytical, semi-empirical and parametric design tools.
3. Multidisciplinary Techniques: Coupling tools (including advanced optimisation algorithms) and/or databases of different technical disciplines.