An analytical procedure for evaluating shuttle abort staging aerodynamic characteristics
- Author:
- Meyer, R.
- Published:
- May 31, 1973.
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- 1 electronic document
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- An engineering analysis and computer code (AERSEP) for predicting Space Shuttle Orbiter - HO Tank longitudinal aerodynamic characteristics during abort separation has been developed. Computed results are applicable at Mach numbers above 2 for angle-of-attack between plus or minus 10 degrees. No practical restrictions on orbiter-tank relative positioning are indicated for tank-under-orbiter configurations. Input data requirements and computer running times are minimal facilitating program use for parametric studies, test planning, and trajectory analysis. In a majority of cases AERSEP Orbiter-Tank interference predictions are as accurate as state-of-the-art estimates for interference-free or isolated-vehicle configurations. AERSEP isolated-orbiter predictions also show excellent correlation with data.
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- NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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- Document ID: 19730018150.
Accession ID: 73N26877.
MSC-06085.
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