25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-2.7.3

ANGLE-OF-ATTACK IMPACT ON THE AEROTHERMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE OF FLAT-NOSE POWER-LAW BODIES IN HYPERSONIC AIRFLOW

W. F. N. Santos
National Institute for Space Research, Brazil

Keywords: DSMC, Hypersonic Flow, Rarefied Flow, Power-Law Shape, Angle of Attack

A computational study on rarefied hypersonic flow past flat-nose power-law leading edges at incidence has been investigated by employing the DSMC method. The results presented highlight the sensitivity of the heat flux, drag and lift to changes on thickness, afterbody shape as well as on the angle of attack.

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