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Advances in Aircraft and Spacecraft Science Volume 2, Number 1, January 2015 , pages 45-56 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/aas.2014.2.1.045 |
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Aerodynamic control capability of a wing-flap in hypersonic, rarefied regime |
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Gennaro Zuppardi
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| Abstract | ||
| The attitude aerodynamic control is an important subject in the design of an aerospace plane. Usually, at high altitudes, this control is fulfilled by thrusters so that the implementation of an aerodynamic control of the vehicle has the advantage of reducing the amount of thrusters fuel to be loaded on board. In the present paper, the efficiency of a wing-flap has been evaluated considering a NACA 0010 airfoil with a trailing edge flap of length equal to 35% of the chord. Computational tests have been carried out in hypersonic, rarefied flow by a direct simulation Monte Carlo code at the altitudes of 65 and 85 km, in the range of angle of attack 0-40 deg. and with flap deflection equal to 0, 15 and 30 deg.. Effects of the flap deflection have been quantified by the variations of the aerodynamic force and of the longitudinal moment. The shock wave-boundary layer interaction and the shock wave-shock wave interaction have been also considered. A possible interaction of the leading edge shock wave and of the shock wave arising from the vertex of the convex corner, produced on the lower surface of the airfoil when the flap is deflected, generates a shock wave whose intensity is stronger than those of the two interacting shock waves. This produces a consistent increment of pressure and heat flux on the lower surface of the flap, where a thermal protection system is required. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| hypersonic; rarefied Aerodynamics; effects of wing-flap deflection; shock wave-boundary layer interaction; shock wave-shock wave interaction; direct simulation Monte Carlo method | ||
| Address | ||
| Gennaro Zuppardi: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples \"Federico II\", Piazzale Tecchio 80, 80125 Naples, Italy | ||
