An engineering aerodynamic heating method for hypersonic flowA capability to calculate surface heating rates has been incorporated in an approximate three-dimensional inviscid technique. Surface streamlines are calculated from the inviscid solution, and the axisymmetric analog is then used along with a set of approximate convective-heating equations to compute the surface heat transfer. The method is applied to blunted axisymmetric and three-dimensional ellipsoidal cones at angle of attack for the laminar flow of a perfect gas. The method is also applicable to turbulent and equilibrium-air conditions. The present technique predicts surface heating rates that compare favorably with experimental (ground-test and flight) data and numerical solutions of the Navier-Stokes (NS) and viscous shock-layer (VSL) equations. The new technique represents a significant improvement over current engineering aerothermal methods with only a modest increase in computational effort.
Document ID
19920043703
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Riley, Christopher J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Dejarnette, Fred R. (North Carolina State University Raleigh, United States)