This report presents the flight data results from the High Resolution Accelerometer Package (HiRAP) experimment on the sixth and seventh Shuttle missions (i.e. STS-6 and STS-7). The data have been reduced to produce aerodynamic force coefficients, principally L/D in the rarefied flow regime. Also, a technique is used to extract approximate body-axis aerodynamic coefficients from the flight data. Comparisons of the rarefied transition flow aerodynamic behavior between the two sets of flight data indicate differences, primarily in the free-molecule flow coefficients; i.e. STS-7 shows a free-molecule flow behavior which correlates with diffuse surface reflection conditions, while STS-6 does not. The data have also been used to estimate the density profiles in the atmosphere. The atmospheric density is generated from 60 to 160 km from each flight. The density profiles produced have a primary wave structure and differences are observed between the two sets of flight data. A new rarefied transitional flow aerodynamic bridging formula has been generated from the flight data. Comparisons with the flight bridging formula and existing Monte Carlo and wind-tunnel data are made.


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    Title :

    Determination of rarefied-flow aerodynamics of the Shuttle orbiter from flight measurements on STS-6 and STS-7


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    Publication date :

    1985-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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