The thermal-protection requirements of two aeroassisted orbital transfer vehicles (AOTVS) are analyzed for return missions between the geosynchronous and Shuttle orbits. One of the designs is a specialized version of a previously proposed generic aerobraking vehicle that Is capable of only delivery-type operations. The other Is a high-lift aeromaneuvering vehicle that is optimized for low Earth orbit sortie missions involving large, multiple plane-inclination changes. The aerothermal environment of the aerobraking vehicle is analyzed using state-of-the-art methods for nonequilibrium-radiative and convective heating that incorporate refinements unique to the configuration. The heating analysis of the aeromaneuvering vehicle required the development of a flowfield model for rarefied-hypersonic flow over a lifting surface at incidence. The predicted aerothermodynamic heating characteristics for both vehicles are correlated with thermal-control


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    Titel :

    Aerothermodynamic Heating Analysis of Aerobraking and Aeromaneuvering Orbital Transfer Vehicles


    Beteiligte:
    Menees, Gene P. (Autor:in) / Davies, Carol B. (Autor:in) / Wilson, John F. (Autor:in) / Brown, Kevin G. (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    Thermophysics ; 1984 ; Snowmass, CO, United States



    Erscheinungsdatum :

    01.01.1985


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


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