Systematic assessment of SpaceLiner passenger cabin emergency separation using multi-body simulations

The SpaceLiner ultra-high-speed rocket-propelled passenger transport is in Phase A conceptual design. The ongoing concept evolution is addressing system aspects of the next configuration release 8. The space transportation role of the SpaceLiner concept as a TSTO-launcher is further refined and suit...

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Published inCEAS space journal Vol. 15; no. 6; pp. 797 - 811
Main Authors Sippel, Martin, Stappert, Sven, Bayrak, Yusuf Mete, Bussler, Leonid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vienna Springer Vienna 01.11.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
Conceptual design
Engineering
Expendable stages
Multibody systems
Original Paper
Passengers
Separation
Space transportation
Subsystems
Multi-body simulation
SpaceLiner
RLV
Passenger cabin
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Summary:The SpaceLiner ultra-high-speed rocket-propelled passenger transport is in Phase A conceptual design. The ongoing concept evolution is addressing system aspects of the next configuration release 8. The space transportation role of the SpaceLiner concept as a TSTO-launcher is further refined and suitable precursor steps with expendable upper stages are investigated. In the central part of the paper, the separation of the passenger cabin and rescue capsule and its subsystems is systematically investigated for relevant emergency conditions. The separation process is studied taking into account multi-body dynamics of the up to three vehicles. A critical assessment of the baseline procedure and potential improvements of components’ design and sequences are discussed.
ISSN:1868-2502
1868-2510
DOI:10.1007/s12567-023-00505-z