A multiblock, laminar heating analysis for the shuttle orbiter at three trajectory points ranging from Mach 24.3 to Mach 12.86 on reentry is described. The analysis is performed using the Langley Aerothermodynamic Upwind Relaxation Algorithm with a seven species chemical nonequilibrium model. A finite-catalytic-wall model appropriate for shuttle tiles at a radiative equilibrium wall temperature is applied. Computed heating levels are generally in good agreement with the flight data, although a few rather large discrepancies remain unexplained. The multiblock relaxation strategy partitions the flowfield into manageable blocks requiring a fraction of the computational resources (time and memory) required by a full domain approach. In fact, the computational cost for a solution at even a single trajectory point would be prohibitively expensive at the given resolution without the multiblock approach. Converged blocks are reassembled to enable a fully coupled converged solution over the entire vehicle, starting from a nearly converged initial condition.
Multiblock analysis for Shuttle Orbiter reentry heating from Mach 24 to Mach 12
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 31 , 3
1994-05-01
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Multiblock Analysis for Shuttle Orbiter Re-entry Heating from Mach 24 to Mach 12
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