Study on Thermal Protection Performance of Forward-Facing Cavity Structure of Space Vehicle in Rarefied Flow

• Published in: 2020 6th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Automation Science (ICMEAS) pp. 66 - 70
• Main Authors: Xu, Y, Fang, S Z, Zhang, S
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.10.2020
• Subjects: aerothermal performance; forward-facing cavity; heat flux reducation; Mechanical engineering; Monte Carlo methods; Nose; Numerical models; Numerical simulation; rarefied flow; Space heating; Space vehicles

Numerical simulations of aerothermal performance on the forward-facing cavity structure of the space vehicle in rarefied flow are performed by using the Direct Simulation Monte Carlo(DSMC) method. The heat flux distributions of the outer wall of the nose cone, the side and base wall of the forward-f...