Influence of lateral single jets for thermal protection of reentry nose cone with multi-row disk spike at hypersonic flow: computational study

Abstract

The main challenge for the advancement of current high-speed automotives is aerodynamic heating. In this study, the application of lateral jet for thermal protection of the high-speed automotives is extensively studied. The simulation of the lateral coolant jet is done via Computational fluid dynamic at high-velocity condition. Finding optimum jet configuration for reduction of the aerodynamic heating is the main goal of this research. Two different coolant jets (Helium and Carbon dioxide) are investigated as coolant jet and flow study and fuel penetration mechanism are fully presented. In addition, the thermal load on the main body of nose cone is compared for different configurations. Our results specify that the injection of lateral jet near the tip of spike is effective for thermal protection of main body via deflection of bow shock. Also, Carbon dioxide jet with lower diffusivity is more effective for the protection of forebody with multi-row disk from sever aerodynamic heating.