On the issue of reducing the temperature heating of the airframe structure of a supersonic aircraft

Abstract

In this paper, the influence of heating of the structure on its strength is considered in three aspects: a decrease in the mechanical characteristics of structural materials at high temperature, heating of the structure can lead to temperature stresses in its elements and elements of aircraft systems and the occurrence of the phenomenon of creep of structural materials - continuous plastic deformation of structural elements under constant load. There are several options for reducing heat flows due to modification of the basic aerodynamic layout: increasing the sweep angles of the bearing surfaces and the radius of the wing tip and the front edges of the inflows, reducing the area of the washed surface due to the “flattening” of the initial aerodynamic contours. Each of the considered existing and promising methods of thermal protection separately will not allow to fully develop thermal protection of promising reusable supersonic aircraft. A comprehensive approach is needed. At the same time, it is necessary to consider both the replacement of structural materials of panels and cladding with titanium or steel alloys, as well as design solutions for the use of fuel lines.