Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Coupling computational fluid dynamics (CFD) with a controls analysis tool elegantly allows for high accuracy predictions of the interaction between sloshing liquid propellants and the control system of a launch vehicle. Instead of relying on mechanical analogs which are n0t va lid during all stages of flight, this method allows for a direct link between the vehicle dynamic environments calculated by the solver in the controls analysis tool to the fluid now equations solved by the CFD code. This paper describes such a coupling methodology, presents the results of a series of test cases, and compares said results against equivalent results from extensively validated tools. The coupling methodology, described herein, has proven to be highly accurate in a variety of different cases.
Keywords:
Ground Support Systems and Facilities (Space)
Type:
KSC-2011-099
,
KSC-2011-099R
,
KSC-2011-099RR
,
50th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting including the New York Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition; Jan 09, 2012 - Jan 12, 2012; Nashville, TN; United States
Format:
application/pdf
