During atmospheric entry, radiative heat flux can be a dominant heat transfer mechanism acting on the after-body of the space vehicle. Though the magnitude of radiative heat flux is small, the materials used on the back shell are designed to accommodate smaller heat loads. Therefore, an accurate estimation of radiative heat flux is required. For MSL, Brandis et al.1 performed radiation analysis on the afterbody of the vehicle. They used full angular integration to accurately calculate the radiative heat flux at multiple body points. The above analysis was performed on structured CFD solutions, and the present work applies the same type of analysis to unstructured solutions using US3D.
Backshell Radiation Analysis with US3D
NASA Ames Research Center Intern Presentation ; 2022 ; Mountain View, CA, US
2022-08-12
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