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Hypersonic rarefied wake characterization
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Brewer, E. B. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | Results of a numerical study using the direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) method are presented for hypersonic rarefied flow over an aeroassisted space transfer vehicle (ASTV). The emphasis of the study is the characterization of the near wake region which includes the ASTV payload. The study covered the transitional flow regime from near continuum to free molecular. Calculations show that the character of the near wake is significantly affected by the presence of the payload. Flow separation occurs when an afterbody is present throughout the transitional flow regime. In contrast, when no afterbody is present, no separation is observed until the flow approaches continuum. |
| File Size | 938432 |
| Page Count | 30 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930009415 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2q57hp9r |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer Orbit Transfer Vehicles Computational Fluid Dynamics Aeroassist Afterbodies Hypersonic Flow Transition Flow Monte Carlo Method Boundary Layer Separation Characterization Near Wakes Separated Flow Rarefied Gas Dynamics Payloads Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
