Laminar viscous flow-field prediction of Shuttle-like vehicle aerodynamics

Szema, K. Y.; Griffith, B. J.; Maus, J. R.; Best, J.

doi:10.2514/6.1983-211

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“…Venkatapthy 6 used the PNS formulation to compare with wind tunnel data for the Orbiter. This work was followed by Szema et al, 10 who computed a reentry ight condition for a Shuttlelike con guration. Balakarishnan 7 presented a zero angle of attack, high Mach n umber condition, incorporating real"gas e ects.…”

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confidence: 99%

Characteristics of the Shuttle Orbiter leeside flow during a reentrycondition

Kleb

Weilmuenster

1992

27th Thermophysics Conference

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A study of the leeside ow c haracteristics of the Shuttle Orbiter is presented for a reentry ight condition. The ow is computed using a point-implicit, nite-volume scheme known as the Langley Aerothermodynamic U p wind Relaxation Algorithm LAURA.LAURA is a second-order accurate, laminar NavierStokes solver, incorporating nite-rate chemistry with a radiative equilibrium wall temperature distribution and nite-rate wall catalysis. The resulting computational solution is analyzed in terms of salient o w features and the surface quantities are compared with ight data. NomenclatureAcronyms AFRSI Advanced exible reusable surface insulation DFI Developmental ight instrumentation LAURA Langley aerothermodynamic upwind relaxation algorithm OMS Orbital maneuvering system PNS Parabolized Navier-Stokes RCC Reinforced carbon-carbon RCG Reaction cured gas RCS Reaction control system SILTS Shuttle infrared leeside temperature sensing STEIN Supersonic hypersonic three-dimensional external inviscid ow STS Space transportation system

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Characteristics of the Shuttle Orbiter leeside flow during a reentrycondition

Kleb

Weilmuenster

1992

27th Thermophysics Conference

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“…In the past, the geometry of the Orbiter usually has been modified [4][5][6][7] such that a solution over the complete body was possible. These modifications take the form of chang~ng the sweep angle of the w~ng, remov~ng the canopy, and altering the lee of the body so that the cross sect~on ~s composed of two elliptical shapes.…”

Section: Introduction Viscous Computation Of a Space Shuttle Flow mentioning

confidence: 99%