Low-fidelity modelling for aerodynamic characteristics of re-entry objects

Gianluca Benedetti; Nicole Viola; Edmondo Minisci; Alessandro Falchi; Massimiliano Vasile

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-69956-1_15

Low-fidelity modelling for aerodynamic characteristics of re-entry objects

Gianluca Benedetti, Nicole Viola, Edmondo Minisci, Alessandro Falchi, Massimiliano Vasile

Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering

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This work presents the principal improvements and results of the Free Open Source Tool for Re-Entry of Asteroids and Debris aerodynamic module. The aerodynamic routines are based on the hypersonic local panel formulations, and several innovations to improve performances, in terms of computational time and accuracy across the hypersonic flow regime for re-entry of space vehicles and objects, have been introduced in the new version. A graphic-based preprocessing phase to reduce the computational time has been introduced and tested. New bridging functions, based on logistic regression model, aiming at providing a better estimate of aerodynamic outputs in the transitional flow regime have been introduced. The routines have been validated on different test cases, such as: spheres, STS orbiter, Orion capsule and ESA’s IXV. In addition, the tool has been applied to perform the aerodynamic analyses of the cFASTT-1 spaceplane conceptual model and to compute the aerodynamics of GOCE during its re-entry phase. GOCE aerodynamic results have also been compared to DSMC high-fidelity simulations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Stardust Final Conference
Subtitle of host publication	Advances in Asteroids and Space Debris Engineering and Science
Editors	Massimiliano Vasile, Edmondo Minisci, Leopold Summerer, Peter Mcginty
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Pages	247-264
Number of pages	18
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-69956-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69956-1_15
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2018

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Name	Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
Publisher	Springer
Volume	52
ISSN (Print)	1570-6591

Keywords

aerodynamics
hypersonic flow
re-entry analysis
space debris

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FOSTRAD: An advanced open source tool for re-entry analysis
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Benedetti, G., Viola, N., Minisci, E., Falchi, A., & Vasile, M. (2018). Low-fidelity modelling for aerodynamic characteristics of re-entry objects. In M. Vasile, E. Minisci, L. Summerer, & P. Mcginty (Eds.), Stardust Final Conference: Advances in Asteroids and Space Debris Engineering and Science (pp. 247-264). (Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings; Vol. 52). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69956-1_15

Benedetti, Gianluca ; Viola, Nicole ; Minisci, Edmondo ; Falchi, Alessandro ; Vasile, Massimiliano. / Low-fidelity modelling for aerodynamic characteristics of re-entry objects. Stardust Final Conference: Advances in Asteroids and Space Debris Engineering and Science. editor / Massimiliano Vasile ; Edmondo Minisci ; Leopold Summerer ; Peter Mcginty. Cham : Springer Netherlands, 2018. pp. 247-264 (Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings).

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Low-fidelity modelling for aerodynamic characteristics of re-entry objects. / Benedetti, Gianluca; Viola, Nicole; Minisci, Edmondo ; Falchi, Alessandro ; Vasile, Massimiliano.

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Benedetti G, Viola N, Minisci E , Falchi A , Vasile M. Low-fidelity modelling for aerodynamic characteristics of re-entry objects. In Vasile M, Minisci E, Summerer L, Mcginty P, editors, Stardust Final Conference: Advances in Asteroids and Space Debris Engineering and Science. Cham: Springer Netherlands. 2018. p. 247-264. (Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69956-1_15

Low-fidelity modelling for aerodynamic characteristics of re-entry objects

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