Simulation of re-entry capsule thermodynamics environment by DES method

Jia Liu*, Chao Yan, Rui Zhao, Haijun Jiang

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Abstract

Detached eddy simulation (DES) is an effective numerical simulation method for unsteady separated flow since it combines the advantages of both Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and large eddy simulation (LES) methods. Spalart-Allmaras (SA) based DES method is used for the re-entry case under hypersonic condition. Comparison of the pressure and heat flux distributions shows that the numerical results agree well with the experiment data and thus validate the advantages of the DES method. Compressibility corrections were added in the original SA turbulent model. In the hypersonic flow characterization, the introduction of compressibility corrections can better the original turbulent method's simulation capability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)590-594
Number of pages5
JournalBeijing Hangkong Hangtian Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Volume39
Issue number5
Publication statusPublished - May 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Compressibility correction
  • Detached eddy simulation(DES)
  • Heat flux
  • Re-entry
  • Turbulent model

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