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Application of an Engineering Inviscid-Boundary Layer Method to Slender Three-Dimensional Vehicle ForebodiesAn engineering inviscid-boundary layer method has been modified for application to slender three-dimensional (3-D) forebodies which are characteristic of transatmospheric vehicles. An improved shock description in the nose region has been added to the inviscid technique which allows the calculation of a wider range of body geometries. The modified engineering method is applied to the perfect gas solution over a slender 3-D configuration at angle of attack. The method predicts surface pressures and laminar heating rates on the windward side of the vehicle that compare favorably with numerical solutions of the thin-layer Navier-Stokes equations. These improvements extend the 3-D capabilities of the engineering method and significantly increase its design applications.
Document ID
20040129598
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Riley, Christopher J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Report/Patent Number
AIAA Paper 93-2793
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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