Abstract
SCIROCCO, the largest plasma wind tunnel facility of the world, was used to test the full-scale geometrical model of the HYFLEX nose cap constructed of ceramic materials in order to evaluate the reentry heating simulation method on large structural elements. The temperature and pressure responses of the model surface were successfully measured and compared with the flight data and analytical calculations. Surface pressure responses were mostly as expected. Some interesting responses related to temperatures and heating rates were detected and are discussed in terms of catalytic recombination effects.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit - Meeting Papers |
| Pages | 11609-11618 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit - Reno, NV Duration: 2005 Jan 10 → 2005 Jan 13 |
Other
| Other | 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit |
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| City | Reno, NV |
| Period | 05/1/10 → 05/1/13 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
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Morino, Y., & Caristia, S. (2005). Thermal responses of a large nose cap model tested at SCIROCCO. In 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit - Meeting Papers (pp. 11609-11618)