Superb computational fluid dynamics visualization of supersonic parachute deployment at ~Mach 2 from @NASA_Supercomp

These simulations are wildly complex because the deformation of the parachute structure has to be simulated as well as the fluid dynamics pic.twitter.com/wYHO8hTwWV

— Chris Combs (iterative design enjoyer) (@DrChrisCombs) November 19, 2021