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Question

With reference to "PraVaHa" software developed by ISRO, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It is a path-breaking feat by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
2. Initial aerodynamic design of space vehicles requires evaluation of large number of configurations.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: Both 1 and 2

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both 1 and 2”.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software named Parallel RANS Solver for Aerospace Vehicle Aero-thermo-dynamic Analysis (PraVaHa).

This software was developed in ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC).

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