We thank our industry sponsor at Convergent Science by training our members in their CONVERGE Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software suite. We are using CONVERGE CFD to simulate two-phase propellant flow in injectors, supersonic airflow across nosecones and fins, and turbulent flow across braking systems, among other projects.

The Daedalus Storm Project (DSP) is an ongoing software development and integration project to provide accurate Monte Carlo simulation results, by Jackson Dendy and Thomas Scott. This project integrates RocketPy and SSTS and facilitates mean apogee and destination optimization.

SSTS is a software development project to improve the propulsion and flight simulation capabilities of the SSTA, developed by former President Thomas Scott. SSTS supports the simulation of SRAD hybrid and liquid rocket engines. The software is implemented in C++ but configured through Python and can easily be integrated with flight simulations. Advanced propulsion features include multi-phase blowdown for propellants such as Nytrox and integrated combustion chemistry models for ease of use. The core functionality is complete but further additions are under active development.

HRAP is an hybrid rocket motor characterization program developed and maintained by Drew Nickel. His project started when he was an undergraduate student at UTK. Drew currently works in the rocket propulsion industry and is a long-time SSTA member turned mentor.

The project is available on GitHub.