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Re-entry vehicle performance analysis under the control of lateral jet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 August 2023

S.P. Sanaka Open the ORCID record for S.P. Sanaka [Opens in a new window] ,
R.K. Sharma ,
G.V. Ramana Murty Open the ORCID record for G.V. Ramana Murty [Opens in a new window]  and
K. Durga Rao
S.P. Sanaka*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, V R Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada, India
R.K. Sharma
Affiliation:
DRDO, Hyderabad, India
G.V. Ramana Murty
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vasavi College of Engineering, Hyderabad, India
K. Durga Rao
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering, Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajahmundry, India
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Corresponding author: S. P. Sanaka; Email: drssp1974@gmail.com
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Abstract

Lateral jets are used to control the missiles and re-entry vehicles at high altitudes. The objective of the research paper is to investigate the effect of lateral jet interaction with the external flow on a blunted nose cone re-entry vehicle configuration and its flight speed. Structured mesh is used for the simulations, and the computational analysis is carried out by Ansys Fluent solver. The simulation results are validated, and the same methodology used for the parametric analysis. Simulations have been carried out at an external flow Mach number 6, 8.1, 12 and 16 at five degree angle-of-attack for jet-off and jet-on conditions. At 8.1 Mach number, the normal force coefficient is decreased by 45.6% due to jet interaction. The lateral jet interaction effectively reduces the nose down pitching moment. At 8.1 Mach number, the pitching moment coefficient was reduced by 48% with the jet-on condition compared to the jet-off condition.

Keywords

aerodynamicsCFDhypersonic flowRCSjet interaction
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Research Article
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 128 , Issue 1322 , April 2024 , pp. 756 - 770
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal Aeronautical Society

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