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Aerospace, compressible flow, plasmas, combustion.
Tools I Made
Shock Polars
Interactive visualization of shock polar relationships.
GlowSpec – Basic
Plasma spectrum & perceived color demo.
Other Useful Resources
Virginia Tech Shock & Compressible Flow Calculator
Normal/oblique shock & isentropic relations.
NASA CEA (Web)
Online interface for chemical equilibrium, rocket performance, and combustion calculations.
AirfoilTools NACA 4-Digit Generator
Coordinates + interactive generator.
UIUC Airfoil Coordinates Database
Comprehensive coordinate archive.
XFLR5 Download
Airfoil/wing analysis tool.
NASA Turbulence Modeling Resource (TMR)
Turbulence models & V&V cases.
Johns Hopkins Turbulence Database (JHTDB)
Large-scale turbulence fields via web APIs.
National Committee for Fluid Mechanics Films (MIT Archive)
Classic experimental visualizations of rarefied gas dynamics, shocks, turbulence, and compressible flow.
NIST Atomic Spectra Database
Reference spectral line data.
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)
NASA reports & technical notes.
SU2 CFD
Open-source CFD solver from Stanford, widely used for aerodynamic shape optimization and flow simulation.
OpenFOAM
Widely used open-source CFD solver with extensive libraries for multiphysics and industrial applications.
Cantera
Open-source suite for chemical kinetics, thermodynamics, and transport processes. A free alternative to CHEMKIN.
NASA CEA (Official Software Release)
Official NASA software catalog entry for Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA).
Favorite Textbooks
Fundamentals of Aerodynamics — J.D. Anderson
An Introduction to Combustion — S.R. Turns
Complex Variables — Stephen D. Fisher
Other Interesting Books
Ignition! — John D. Clark
Anxiety and the Equation — Eric Johnson
Facing the Heat Barrier: A History of Hypersonics — T.A. Heppenheimer
Last updated September 2025.