The paper studies the high altitude effects to the future hypersonic/suborbital re-entry vehicle SpaceLiner developed in the framework of EC-funded FAST20XX project. Bridging functions have been developed and validated by means of DSMC calculations. The effects of rarefaction on global longitudinal aerodynamics of SpaceLiner in the range of altitude 65÷85 km have been pointed out by comparing to the aerodatabase in continuum regime conditions. DSMC computation has been done in the higher SpaceLiner altitude point confirming the bridging function results and providing heat transfer estimations.
Analysis of Low-Density Effects in Suborbital Flight of FAST20XX / R., Votta; M., Marini; L., Morsa; G., Fels; Zuppardi, Gennaro; T., Schwanekamp; M., Sippel. - (2012), pp. 1-8. (Intervento presentato al convegno RGD-28 tenutosi a Zaragoza (Spain) nel July 9-13, 2012) [10.1063/1.4769711].
Analysis of Low-Density Effects in Suborbital Flight of FAST20XX
ZUPPARDI, GENNARO;
2012
Abstract
The paper studies the high altitude effects to the future hypersonic/suborbital re-entry vehicle SpaceLiner developed in the framework of EC-funded FAST20XX project. Bridging functions have been developed and validated by means of DSMC calculations. The effects of rarefaction on global longitudinal aerodynamics of SpaceLiner in the range of altitude 65÷85 km have been pointed out by comparing to the aerodatabase in continuum regime conditions. DSMC computation has been done in the higher SpaceLiner altitude point confirming the bridging function results and providing heat transfer estimations.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
