Uncoupled Approach for Unsteady Thermal Response of Nonmetal Thermal Protection Structure

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sujun Dong ◽  
Zhijie Li
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Protection ◽  
Thermal Response ◽  
Thermal Protection Structure

scholarly journals Detailed Modeling of Cork-Phenolic Ablators in Preparation for the Post-flight Analysis of the QARMAN Re-entry CubeSat

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudio Miccoli ◽  
Alessandro Turchi ◽  
Pierre Schrooyen ◽  
Domenic D’Ambrosio ◽  
Thierry Magin
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Thermal Protection ◽  
A Priori ◽  
European Space Agency ◽  
Thermal Response ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
Navier Stokes ◽  
Advection Equation ◽  
High Enthalpy ◽  
Space Agency

AbstractThis work deals with the analysis of the cork P50, an ablative thermal protection material (TPM) used for the heat shield of the qarman Re-entry CubeSat. Developed for the European Space Agency (ESA) at the von Karman Institute (VKI) for Fluid Dynamics, qarman is a scientific demonstrator for Aerothermodynamic Research. The ability to model and predict the atypical behavior of the new cork-based materials is considered a critical research topic. Therefore, this work is motivated by the need to develop a numerical model able to respond to this demand, in preparation to the post-flight analysis of qarman. This study is focused on the main thermal response phenomena of the cork P50: pyrolysis and swelling. Pyrolysis was analyzed by means of the multi-physics Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code argo, developed at Cenaero. Based on a unified flow-material solver, the Volume Averaged Navier–Stokes (VANS) equations were numerically solved to describe the interaction between a multi-species high enthalpy flow and a reactive porous medium, by means of a high-order Discontinuous Galerkin Method (DGM). Specifically, an accurate method to compute the pyrolysis production rate was implemented. The modeling of swelling was the most ambitious task, requiring the development of a physical model accounting for this phenomenon, for the purpose of a future implementation within argo. A 1D model was proposed, mainly based on an a priori assumption on the swelling velocity and the resolution of a nonlinear advection equation, by means of a Finite Difference Method (FDM). Once developed, the model was successfully tested through a matlab code, showing that the approach is promising and thus opening the way to further developments.

Thermal Response and Ablation Research of EPDM Thermal Protection Material in Ramjet

2015 ◽  
Vol 1092-1093 ◽  
pp. 534-538
Author(s):  
Xiong Chen ◽  
Hai Feng Xue ◽  
Hua Liang
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Load ◽  
Thermal Protection ◽  
Thermal Response ◽  
Transfer Model ◽  
Back Face ◽  
Ground Test ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Face Temperature ◽  
Scanning Electron

Thermal protection materials are required to preserve the metal components of motor that suffer severe heat load. The research on thermal response of insulation of ramjet combustion chamber was carried out by the ground test and numerical simulation. During the working time of the ramjet, the back-face temperature of the thermal protection material was measured. The scanning electron microscope of samples was investigated. The calculation of thermo-chemical flow was solved by the CFD software FLUENT to provide the heat load boundary for simulation of heat transfer of EPDM insulation. The heat transfer model was solved by the FEA software ANSYS. Comparison of the temperature profile at the ablating surface between calculation and measurement shows the two results agree with each other. The simulation results can provide the temperature rising trend of insulation in a certain extent.

Exploration on application of dredging thermal protection in the leading edge of the wing

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (14n16) ◽  
pp. 2040105
Author(s):  
Xiao-Jun Zhu ◽  
Feng Li
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Wind Tunnel ◽  
Heat Pipe ◽  
Thermal Protection ◽  
Wind Tunnel Test ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Temperature Zone ◽  
Temperature Heat ◽  
Thermal Protection Structure ◽  
High Temperature Heat Pipe

Aiming at the severe aerodynamic heating problem in the leading edge of the hypersonic vehicle, in order to ensure the sharp shape of the leading edge of the wing, a dredging thermal protection structure is proposed, and the built-in high-temperature heat pipe structure is used to provide thermal protection for the leading edge of the wing. By means of numerical simulation and arc wind tunnel test, the dredging thermal protection structure of the leading edge of the wing is analyzed, and the thermal protection effect of the built-in high-temperature heat pipe is obtained. The numerical results show that under certain thermal conditions, the temperature at the leading edge of the wing decreases by 304 K, and the minimum temperature of the tail increases by 130 K. The heat flow is dredged from the high-temperature zone to the low-temperature zone, and the thermal load of the leading edge of the wing is weakened. The same result can be obtained by the arc wind tunnel test, which verifies the accuracy of the numerical method and the feasibility of the dredging thermal protection structure with high-temperature heat pipe embedded in the leading edge of the wing.

A Procedure to Evaluate the Thermal Response of a Multilayered Thermal Protection System Subjected to Aerodynamic Heating

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Ferraiuolo ◽  
Oronzio Manca ◽  
Aniello Riccio
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Protection ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Thermal Response ◽  
Temperature Limit ◽  
The Body ◽  
Heat Radiation ◽  
Aerodynamic Heating ◽  
Internal Temperature ◽  
Design Activities

Next generation reusable re-entry vehicles must be capable of sustaining consistent repeated aero-thermal loads without damage or deterioration. This means that such structures must tolerate the high temperatures engendered by aero-thermal re-entry fluxes due to the establishment of a hypersonic regime over the body. Thermal Protection Systems (TPS) are used to maintain a reusable launch vehicle’s structural temperature within acceptable limits during re-entry flights; that is, internal temperature should not overcome the temperature limit use of the internal structure. TPS are usually composed by several layers made of different materials. Heat transfer through a multilayer insulation during atmospheric re-entry involves combined modes of heat transfer: heat conduction through the solid, heat radiation to the outer space etc. In the frame of TPS design activities a procedure based on one dimensional analytical solutions of transient nonlinear analyses has been developed in order to estimate the temperature variation with time and space of a multilayered body subjected to aerodynamic heating inside a radiating space. Since internal temperature values of TPSs of re-entry vehicles cannot exceed certain values, that procedure allows to quickly evaluate those temperature values and to preliminary size layer thicknesses before preparing and performing Finite Element analyses.

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