High-Resolution Launch Environment Simulations

Barad, Michael ; Sozer, Emre ; Housman, Jeffrey ; Jensen, James ; Cadieux, Francois ; Sandstrom, Timothy ; Kiris, Cetin

关键词: CAPE KENNEDY LAUNCH COMPLEX;    LAUNCHING PADS;    FLAME DEFLECTORS;    FLOW VISUALIZATION;    CARTESIAN COORDINATES;    HIGH RESOLUTION;    COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;    COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION;    DESIGN ANALYSIS;    SPACECRAFT LAUNCHING;   

RP-ID  :  ARC-E-DAA-TN63280

学科分类：航空航天科学

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

After many years of harsh rocket launches, the Main Flame Deflector (MFD) at Kennedy Space Center has been upgraded in anticipation of flights of NASA’s next generation Space Launch System. The new MFD has a much easier to maintain shingled steel surface.