02.1 - Aerodynamics - CFD Methods and Validation
AERODYNAMIC ANALYSIS WITH SEPARATION DYNAMICS OF A LAUNCHER AT STAGING CONDITIONS
A. Viviani¹, G. Pezzella, Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali, Italy; E. D'Amato¹; ¹Seconda Università di Napoli, Italy
The paper deals with the aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic design analyses of an expendable launcher. The goal is to assess the preliminary aerodynamic and aerothermodynamic data-bases of the launch vehicle. Separation dynamics analysis (six degree of freedom) at staging conditions is also investigated to assess the flowfield past the launcher during this critical phase.