RESPACE – Key Technologies for Reusable Space Systems Results of a Virtual Institute Programme of the German Helmholtz-Association, 2003 – 2007 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gülhan, Ali (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, 98
• Subjects: Engineering.; Fluids.; Computational intelligence.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Fluid mechanics.; Mechanical engineering.; Automotive engineering.; Mechanical Engineering.; Automotive Engineering.; Engineering Fluid Dynamics.; Computational Intelligence.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

This volume contains the main results of the three years study (2003 - 2007) of the Virtual Institute RESPACE (Key Technologies for Re-Usable Space Systems), consisting of three DLR departments and four institutes of the RWTH Aachen, the University of Stuttgart and the Technical University München....

Table of Contents:

• General Introduction
• System Requirements on Investigation of Base Flow/Plume Interaction
• Experimental Study of the Base Flow
• Large-Eddy Simulation of a Generic Space Vehicle
• Large Eddy Simulation of Nozzle Jet - External Flow Interaction
• Application of Transpiration Cooling for Hot Structures
• Qualification of Active Cooling Concepts in Ground Facilities
• Experimental Study of Active Cooling in 8 Laminar Hypersonic Flows
• Numerical Investigations of Film Cooling
• Transpiration Cooling Methods for the SpaceLiner.