Structural tailoring/analysis for hypersonic components - Executive system development

No direct analytical or integrated numerical tool exists today for the optimal design of a generic class of built-up actively cooled composite structure for applications in hypersonic propulsion ducts. The need exists for a numerical tool to perform the comprehensive design/analysis of a panel on the inlet wall under hypersonic flight conditions. Such a tool requires relatively complex multi-disciplinary analysis. One such numerical tool controlled by an executive system has been developed and is named as STAHYC (Structural Tailoring/Analysis for HYpersonic Components). A detailed account of the executive system development of STAHYC along with the results of one example inlet panel design problem is given in this paper.