The CRAFT CFD code is used for design and evaluation of Naval launchers including VLS and CCL. The CRAFT CFD calculations are used to predict the impingement of the solid propellant exhaust plumes on the launcher surfaces and the flyout of the missile through the launcher tube. The flyout of the missile though the launcher tube is accomplished via sophisticated grid movement procedures. The pressure, temperature, and solid propellant loadings are used to estimate the erosion patterns in the launcher base.

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2. York, B.J., Sinha, N., Dash, S.M., Anderson, L., Gominho, L., Koo, J.H., and Cheung, F.B., "Steady/Transient Plume-Launcher Interactions and Progress Towards Particulate/Surface Layer Modeling," AIAA-95-0255, AIAA Aerospace Sciences Mtg., Reno, NV, January 9-12, 1995.