A Unified Numerical Approach for Aerothermal-Man- Machine-Environmental System

摘要

Thermal protection systems (TPS) have to withstand very large heat loads. Whereas the TPS “absorbs” a large portion of the aerodynamic heating during re-entry conditions for example, heat is still conducted to the inside of the aircraft. This study is dedicated to investigating the heat loads and cooling possibilities for the payload in the capsule. The primary task in this work was to develop a fully coupled simulation tool that would allow the external hypersonic flow field to be predicted as well as to take the heat conduction into the capsule volume. This paper will focus on the coupling and the results obtained within the scope of a feasibility study.