NASA conducted a launch vehicle ground-wind-loads investigation at the NASA Langley Transonic Dynamics Tunnel to investigate wind-induced oscillations (WIOs) of a launch vehicle when exposed to ground winds before launch. Previous publications from this effort have documented the effects of an atmospheric-boundary-layer profile on WIO response and the correlation process between model-scale and full-scale wind characteristics and resulting structural loads. This paper will focus on the importance of aeroelastic scaling and the impact of Reynolds number on WIO response. As described in the literature and confirmed in the present investigation, aeroelastic effects can significantly increase the magnitude of measured loads. Additionally, vortex shedding is sensitive to nuances of the flow in the shear layer, which is governed by Reynolds number. Many wind-tunnel facilities are not capable of producing flight Reynolds numbers for the ground-wind-loads problem. At very low Reynolds numbers, laminar shear layers exhibit different behavior, resulting in different vortex frequencies, oscillating lift magnitudes, and motion sensitivities. This investigation demonstrated that low Reynolds number testing can yield substantially lower dynamic loads with less aeroelastic coupling than those acquired at flight-representative Reynolds numbers for a resonant WIO event. Additionally, a resonant response phenomenon present at flight Reynolds number was absent at low Reynolds number. Conversely, for nonresonant WIO response conditions, similar dynamic load coefficients were obtained for similar test velocities at either Reynolds number condition. These findings impact many large launch vehicles, including the NASA Space Launch System series of vehicles.


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    Titel :

    Effect of Reynolds Number and Aeroelastic Scaling Upon Launch-Vehicle Ground-Wind Loads


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    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.09.2024




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





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