Publication detail

Numerical Modelling of Hypersonic Flow of Spacecrafts

MAČÁK, M. VYROUBAL, P.

Original Title

Numerical Modelling of Hypersonic Flow of Spacecrafts

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Numerical simulations of rarefied gas flows are an important area in the design of aerospace vehicles. They can provide a suitable alternative to experiments, which can be often too complicated due to extreme conditions. Navier-Stokes equations, which describe continuum fluid flow, generally lose their applicability in low pressures. As a result, it is necessary to adjust these equations or use alternative models. This article studies the possibility of using a continuum numerical model for a simulation of a hypersonic flow of a reentry module. Based on the Knudsen number, it was shown that it is still possible to use Navier-Stokes equations either without any adjustments or with the addition of a slip flow boundary condition.

Keywords

rarefied flow; Knudsen number; Ansys Fluent; hypersonic flow; spacecraft

Authors

MAČÁK, M.; VYROUBAL, P.

Released

26. 4. 2022

Publisher

Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Communication

Location

Brno

ISBN

978-80-214-6030-0

Book

Proceedings II of the 28 th Conference STUDENT EEICT 2022 Selected Papers

Edition

1

Pages from

238

Pages to

242

Pages count

5

URL

https://www.eeict.cz/eeict_download/archiv/sborniky/EEICT_2022_sbornik_2_v3.pdf

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT179109,
  author="Martin {Mačák} and Petr {Vyroubal}",
  title="Numerical Modelling of Hypersonic Flow of Spacecrafts",
  booktitle="Proceedings II of the 28 th Conference STUDENT EEICT 2022 Selected Papers",
  year="2022",
  series="1",
  pages="238--242",
  publisher="Brno University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Communication",
  address="Brno",
  isbn="978-80-214-6030-0",
  url="https://www.eeict.cz/eeict_download/archiv/sborniky/EEICT_2022_sbornik_2_v3.pdf"
}