Assessment of high enthalpy flow conditions for re-entry aerothermodynamics in the plasma wind tunnel facilities at IRS
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Article Title | Assessment of high enthalpy flow conditions for re-entry aerothermodynamics in the plasma wind tunnel facilities at IRS |
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ERA Journal ID | 210239 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Loehle, Stefan (Author), Zander, Fabian (Author), Eberhart, Martin (Author), Hermann, Tobias (Author), Meindl, Arne (Author), Massuti-Ballester, Bartomeu (Author), Leiser, David (Author), Hufgard, Fabian (Author), Pagan, Adam S. (Author), Herdrich, Georg (Author) and Fasoulas, Stefanos (Author) |
Journal Title | CEAS Space Journal |
Journal Citation | 14 (2), pp. 395-406 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2022 |
Place of Publication | Austria |
ISSN | 1868-2502 |
1868-2510 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-021-00396-y |
Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12567-021-00396-y |
Abstract | This article presents the full operational experimental capabilities of the plasma wind tunnel facilities at the Institute of Space Systems at the University of Stuttgart. The simulation of the aerothermodynamic environment experienced by vehicles entering the atmosphere of Earth is attempted using three different facilities. Utilizing the three different facilities, the recent improvements enable a unique range of flow conditions in relation to other known facilities. Recent performance optimisations are highlighted in this article. Based on the experimental conditions demonstrated a corresponding fight scenario is derived using a ground-to-fight extrapolation approach based on local mass-specific enthalpy, total pressure and boundary layer edge velocity gradient. This shows that the three facilities cover the challenging parts of the aerothermodynamics along |
Keywords | Enthalpy flow; Experimental conditions; Flow condition; High enthalpy flow field; Institute of Space Systems; Performance optimizations; Plasma wind tunnels; Recent performance; Space transportations; Wind-tunnel facilities |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400199. Aerospace engineering not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | German Aerospace Centre, Germany |
Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences | |
University of Oxford, United Kingdom | |
Open Cosmos, United Kingdom | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q6vzx/assessment-of-high-enthalpy-flow-conditions-for-re-entry-aerothermodynamics-in-the-plasma-wind-tunnel-facilities-at-irs
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