Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
A series of wind tunnel tests were conducted to characterize the force-and-moment, and aeroacoustic environment of several configurations of the Space Launch System during ascent. The tests were conducted in the 11-by-11 foot transonic and 9-by-7 foot supersonic test sections at NASA Ames research center. Throughout these experiments data was collected from several types of instrumentation including: multicomponent force-and-moment strain gage balances, dynamic and steady-state pressure sensors, unsteady and steady pressure-sensitive paint, time-resolved shadowgraph and infrared imaging. The following details results and analysis from the time-resolved shadowgraph and infrared imaging data systems. The time-resolved shadowgraph and infrared imaging provided a qualitative measurement of the near-field turbulent fluctuations. These results helped provide context to the relative magnitude and frequency content of the fluid-structure-interaction driving the surface pressure phenomena characterized by the discrete pressure transducers and unsteady pressure sensitive paint.
Keywords:
Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance
Type:
ARC-E-DAA-TN63676
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) SciTech Forum; Jan 07, 2019 - Jan 11, 2019; San Diego, CA; United States
Format:
application/pdf
