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MODELING COMBUSTION IN SUPERSONIC FLOWS J. Philip Drummond∗ , Paul M. Danehy† , Daniel Bivolaru‡ , Richard L. Gaffney§ and Sarah A. Tedder¶ NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA Andrew D. Cutler The George Washington University, Newport News, VA, USA Abstract This paper discusses the progress of work to model high-speed supersonic reacting flow. The purpose of the work is to improve the state of the art of CFD capabilities for predicting the flow in high-speed propulsion systems, particularly combustor flow- paths. The program has several components including the development of advanced algorithms and models for simulating engine flowpaths as well as a fundamental exper- imental and diagnostic development effort to support the formulation and validation of the mathematical models. The paper will provide details of current work on exper- iments that will provide data for the modeling efforts along with with the associated nonintrusive diagnostics used to collect the data from the experimental flowfield. Sim- ulation of a recent experiment to partially validate the accuracy of a combustion code is also described. Introduction The design and development of a propulsion system is accomplished with several levels of analytic tools, ground-based testing and finally flight. This paper will discuss the progress of work to improve the state of the art of CFD capabilities for predicting high-speed re- acting flow in engines. The research has several components including the development of advanced algorithms and models for simulating engine flowpaths