Loehle, Stefan and Zander, Fabian 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0597-9556 and Eberhart, Martin and Hermann, Tobias and Meindl, Arne and Massuti-Ballester, Bartomeu and Leiser, David and Hufgard, Fabian and Pagan, Adam S. and Herdrich, Georg and Fasoulas, Stefanos
(2021)
Assessment of high enthalpy flow conditions for re‐entry
aerothermodynamics in the plasma wind tunnel facilities at IRS.
CEAS Space Journal.
pp. 1-12.
ISSN 1868-2502
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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
the entry trajectory from Low Earth Orbit. Furthermore, the more challenging conditions arising during interplanetary return at altitudes above 70 km are as well covered.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | Published online November 2021. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences (1 Aug 2018 -) |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Current - Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences (1 Aug 2018 -) |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2021 05:07 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Dec 2021 02:25 |
| Uncontrolled 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 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 09 Engineering > 0901 Aerospace Engineering > 090199 Aerospace Engineering not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 40 ENGINEERING > 4001 Aerospace engineering > 400199 Aerospace engineering not elsewhere classified |
| Identification Number or DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12567-021-00396-y |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/44176 |
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