Crew Launch Vehicle Mobile Launcher Solid Rocket Motor Plume Induced Environment
Crew Launch Vehicle Mobile Launcher Solid Rocket Motor Plume Induced Environment
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The plume-induced environment created by the Ares 1 first stage, five-segment reusable solid rocket motor (RSRMV) will impose high heating rates and impact pressures on Launch Complex 39. The extremes of these environments pose a potential threat to weaken or even cause structural components to fail if insufficiently designed. Therefore the ability to accurately predict these environments is critical to assist in specifying structural design requirements to insure overall structural integrity and flight safety. This paper presents the predicted thermal and pressure environments induced by the launch of the Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV) from Launch Complex (LC) 39. Once the environments are predicted, a follow-on thermal analysis is required to determine the surface temperature response and the degradation rate of the materials. An example of structures responding to the plume-induced environment will be provided.
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Crew Launch Vehicle Mobile Launcher Solid Rocket Motor Plume Induced Environment
2008 Thermal Fluid Analysis Workshop (TFAWS 08) ; 2008 ; Moffett Field, CA, United States
2008-08-18
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English
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