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CFD Analysis and Wind Tunnel Experiment on a Typical Launch Vehicle Model
並列摘要
In order to understand the physical phenomena of the wind flow over the typical launch vehicle, the flow was simulated using both Wind tunnel and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). In the present study, tests were conducted on a 1:50 scaled model of a launch vehicle. The model was subjected to two wind conditions, wind flow normal to the shorter plan dimension θ=0°, where the three main cylinders of the model were one behind the other and wind flow normal to the longer plan dimension, θ=90°, where all the three main cylinders of the vehicle are subjected to direct wind pressure in the windward direction. Based on the CFD studies, the flow pattern and the force coefficients were derived. To validate these results, wind tunnel tests were carried out on a 1:50 scaled rigid and light-weight models respectively, for obtaining path lines and force coefficients. Results on streamlines obtained based on CFD simulation and wind tunnel experiments compared very well. The force coefficients in both directions were evaluated from CFD results showed good agreement with the corresponding measured values based on wind tunnel experiment.