数値宇宙エンジン後継機の導入

Accelerating research and development work on advanced space engines, such as scramjet engines and reusable rocket engines, requires cooperation in experiments and calculations. In addition to the existing large scale experimental facilities at the Kakuda Space Propulsion Laboratory, such as the Ramjet Engine Test Facility (RJTF) and High Enthalpy Shock Tunnel (HIEST), a new super computing system was introduced in March of 1997. The system is a numerical simulator for space propulsion engines, dubbed the Numerical Space Engine (NSE). The NSE system employs the new concept of a virtual engine test bed allowing researchers to simulate easily a virtual space engine exactly like in an engine test bed. This is made possible by new computational technology such as real-time visualization, steering, and multimedia technologies. The NSE system was replaced in March 2002 with an NEC SX6/64CPU. This paper provides an overview of the replaced Numerical Space Engine.
JAXA Research and Development Memorandum
宇宙航空研究開発機構研究開発資料