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Characteristics of the Shuttle Orbiter leeside flow during a re-entry condition

Author(s) -

William L. Kleb,

K. James Weilmuenster

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

journal of spacecraft and rockets

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.758

H-Index - 79

eISSN - 1533-6794

pISSN - 0022-4650

DOI - 10.2514/3.26396

Subject(s) - orbiter , space shuttle , aerospace engineering , spacecraft , spacecraft design , missile , aeronautics , space (punctuation) , space suit , flow (mathematics) , space vehicle , space launch , mechanical engineering , engineering , systems engineering , computer science , physics , launch vehicle , mechanics , operating system

A study of the leeside flow characteristics of the Shuttle Orbiter is presented for a reentry flight condition. The flow is computed using a point-implicit, finite-volume scheme known as the Langley Aerothermodynamic Upwind Relaxation Algorithm (LAURA). LAURA is a second-order accurate, laminar Navier-Stokes solver, incorporating finite-rate chemistry with a radiative equilibrium wall temperature distribution and finite-rate wall catalysis. The resulting computational solution is analyzed in terms of salient flow features and the surface quantities are compared with flight data.

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