The Loci-CHEM 3.2 Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code is being used to predict Ares-I launch vehicle aerodynamic heating. CFD has been used to predict both ascent and stage reentry environments and has been validated against wind tunnel tests and the Ares I-X developmental flight test. Most of the CFD predictions agreed with measurements. On regions where mismatches occurred, the CFD predictions tended to be higher than measured data. These higher predictions usually occurred in complex regions, where the CFD models (mainly turbulence) contain less accurate approximations. In some instances, the errors causing the over-predictions would cause locations downstream to be affected even though the physics were still being modeled properly by CHEM. This is easily seen when comparing to the 103-AH data. In the areas where predictions were low, higher grid resolution often brought the results closer to the data. Other disagreements are attributed to Ares I-X hardware not being present in the grid, as a result of computational resources limitations. The satisfactory predictions from CHEM provide confidence that future designs and predictions from the CFD code will provide an accurate approximation of the correct values for use in design and other applications


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    Title :

    CFD Modeling of Launch Vehicle Aerodynamic Heating


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    44th Combustion Meeting ; 2011 ; Arlington, VA, United States
    32nd Exhaust Plume and Signatures Meeting ; 2011 ; Arlington, VA, United States
    32nd Airbreathing Propulsion Meeting ; 2011 ; Arlington, VA, United States
    58th JANNAF Propulsion Meeting ; 2011 ; Arlington, VA, United States


    Publication date :

    2011-04-18


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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