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Thermal Response of an Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer Vehicle with a Conical Drag BrakeAs an aeroassisted orbital transfer vehicle (AOTV) goes through an aerobraking maneuver a significant amount of heat is generated. In this paper, the thermal response of a specific AOTV to this aerobrake heating is examined. The vehicle has a 70-deg, Conical drag-brake heat shield attached to a cylindrical body which contains the payload. The heat shield is made of ceramic fabric its thickness is varied from that of a thin cloth to a 1.5-cm blanket. The fabric thickness, the radiation absorptivity of the vehicle surface materials, and radiation from the wake are all significant parameters in the thermal response to the heating produced by the braking maneuver. The maximum temperatures occur In the vicinity of the interface between the body and the conical heat shield.
Document ID
19990066623
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Pitts, W. C.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Murbach, M. S.
(Informatics General Corp. Palo Alto, CA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics: Thermal Design of Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer Vehicles
Volume: 96
Subject Category
Thermodynamics And Statistical Physics
Report/Patent Number
AIAA Paper 84-1712
Meeting Information
Meeting: Thermophysics
Location: Snowmass, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: June 25, 1984
End Date: June 28, 1984
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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