A study was conducted to determine methodology for combining thermal structural loads and assessing the effects of the combined loads on the design of a thermal protection system and a hot structure of a high cross range delta wing space shuttle orbiter vehicle. The study presents guidelines for establishing a basis for predicting thermal and pressure environments and for determining limit and ultimate design loads on the vehicle during reentry. Limit trajectories were determined by using dispersions on a representative nominal mission and system parameters expected during the life of the vehicle. Nine chosen locations on the vehicle surface having TPS or hot structures were examined, and weight sensitivity analyses were performed for each location.


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    Title :

    Thermal-structural combined loads design criteria study


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1972-10-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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    Thermal-Structural Combined Loads Design Criteria Study

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