Atmospheric Re-Entry Vehicle Mechanics

1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-642-09281-7
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 354 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 569 g

Ballistic reentry vehicles, capsules and planetary probes are the fastest human designed objects to fly through planet’s atmospheres. With velocities over Mach 20, RV’s have to dissipate a huge kinetic energy, and environment may exceed 100 g’s at center of mass, 100 bars stagnation pressure and 100 MW/m² on nosetip. Design of thermal protection system is a formidable material engineering problem. Vehicle conception covers large discipline realms, among which Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics are essential as they only can provide necessary aeroshell shape, mass and inertia properties and tolerances to achieve adequate environment and trajectory performance. Capsules and probes have different missions and entry conditions but approaches and methods are identical. Based on a long engineering experience, this book offers a comprehensive and state of the art analysis of aerodynamic and flight mechanic entry topics. In addition, it provides a large set of application exercises and solutions. It is addressed to university and engineering school students, as well as engineers in aerospace companies and government agencies, or simply curious readers.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gallais, Patrick

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik, Luftverkehr
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Mathematik für Ingenieure
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Fahrzeugtechnik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Computeranwendungen in der Technik
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Raumfahrt
• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Statik, Dynamik, Kinetik, Kinematik
• Technische Wissenschaften Verkehrstechnik | Transportgewerbe Verkehrstechnologie: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Luftfahrtindustrie
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Angewandte Informatik Computeranwendungen in Wissenschaft & Technologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Classical Mechanics.- Topography and Gravitation.- Models of Atmosphere.- Aerodynamics.- Inertial Models.- Changing of Reference Frame.- Exoatmospheric Phase.- Six Degree-of-Freedom Reentry.- Zero Angle of Attack Reentry.- Decay of Initial Incidence.- End of the Convergence of the Incidence.- Roll-lock-in Phenomenon.- Instabilities.- Reentry Errors.