If a Space Shuttle Main Engine (SSME) fails during the initial 160 seconds of the Shuttle flight, a return-to-launch-site maneuver will be implemented. The period of concern for this task is the pitch-around maneuver when the vehicle is flying backward. The intent of this report is to identify and define the flowfield at the most critical locations from an environment perspective. The solution procedure used to predict the plume heating rates involves both computational analysis and engineering modeling.


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    Title :

    External tank aerothermal design criteria verification


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1991-07-31


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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