24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-2.2.2

STEADY AND UNSTEADY CALCULATIONS ON FULL CONFIGURATION OF TWO-STAGE SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM DURING SEPARATION

M. A. Moelyadi, C. Breitsamter, B. Laschka
Institute for Fluid Mechanics, Aerodynamics Divison, Technische Universität München, Boltzmannstr. 15, D-85747 Garching, Germany

Keywords: unsteady aerodynamics, TSTO space transportation system, computational fluid dynamics

Steady and Unsteady Euler calculations are carried out to simulate the flow physical phenomena of two stage transportation system during a separation manoeuvre. The computational results of both orbital and carrier stages will be compared to experimental results for several altitudes at separating condition of Mach number 4.0.

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