Multi-dimensional ablation and thermal response program for Martian entry analysis

Viola Renato, Thomas Scanlon

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Abstract

A new method to simulate ablative Thermal Protection System (TPS) behaviour during an atmospheric entry is presented. The approach consists of the coupling of two reduced order codes: one for the material behaviour prediction and one for the external heat flux estimation. The latter is a reduced order aero-thermodynamic code developed at Strathclyde University while the internal solver is a unidimensional thermo-ablative code. The three-dimensional spacecraft calculations are generated by running the one-dimensional ablative code on every geometrical vertex. This method produces an estimation of the 3D problem solution while avoiding the complexity of a multidimensional thermo-ablative solver. The test case analysed to prove the method efficacy is the entry of the Pathfinder capsule in the Martian atmosphere.
LanguageEnglish
Number of pages9
Publication statusPublished - 25 Sep 2017
Event68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) - Adelaide, Australia
Duration: 25 Sep 2017 → 29 Sep 2017
Conference number: 68th

Conference

Conference68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC)
Abbreviated titleIAC-17
CountryAustralia
CityAdelaide
Period25/09/17 → 29/09/17

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Ablation
Spacecraft
Heat flux
Thermodynamics
Hot Temperature

Keywords

  • ablation
  • Thermal Protection
  • modelling
  • re-entry
  • Mars pathfinder
  • astronautics

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Renato, V., & Scanlon, T. (2017). Multi-dimensional ablation and thermal response program for Martian entry analysis. Paper presented at 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Adelaide, Australia.
Renato, Viola ; Scanlon, Thomas. / Multi-dimensional ablation and thermal response program for Martian entry analysis. Paper presented at 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Adelaide, Australia.9 p.
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2017. Paper presented at 68th International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Adelaide, Australia.

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