Launch vehicle transonic buffet environments can generate large dynamic structural loads and vibratory responses. For the Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle, the highest transonic buffet environments have been observed in the multibody region between the core and solid rocket boosters, particularly downstream of the booster forward attachment. The buffet environment is particularly sensitive to the outer mold line (OML) of the forward attachment, and even relatively minor geometry changes can have large impacts on buffet and other aerodynamic environments. The SLS program is redesigning the booster for the Block 2 vehicle to support updated mission goals. This redesign necessitated changes in the forward attachment geometry, which raised concerns about the buffet and vibroacoustic environments. A preliminary study was conducted that developed multiple forward attachment geometries that satisfied the programmatic requirements, but the aerodynamic environment impacts were unclear. In March 2022, a wind-tunnel test was conducted at the NASA Ames 11- by 11-foot Transonic Wind Tunnel to study these environments generated from each of the configurations in order to select the most viable candidate. This paper will discuss this test campaign, the results from the parametric study, as well as general observations regarding OML features that impact the buffet environment. Buffet environments will be presented and compared for each configuration and comparisons presented where applicable.


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    Titel :

    Parametric Study of the Forward Attachment Geometry for the Space Launch System Next Generation Booster


    Beteiligte:
    J. Micheal Ramey (Autor:in) / Ian Giles (Autor:in) / Oleg Goushcha (Autor:in) / Patrick S. Heaney (Autor:in) / David J. Piatak (Autor:in) / Martin K. Sekula (Autor:in) / Francesco Soranna (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    AIAA Science and Technology (SciTech) Forum and Exposition 2023 ; 2023 ; National Harbor, MD, US


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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