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Effect of the nose bluntness on the electromagnetic flow control for reentry vehicles
Summary
Effect of the nose bluntness on the magnetgic flow control system for reentry vehicles is investigated by the CFD analyses. The vehicle shape is assumed to be a reentry capsule EXPRESS with different nose configurations; spherical nose and flat head. CFD results suggest that the drag force of the vehicle with the spherical nose is enhanced more drastically than that with the flat head. This means that when the magnetic flow control system is applied to the vehicle with the spherical nose the drag force is enhanced efficiently. When the interaction parameter is sufficiently large, the enhanced drag force to the reentry vehicle does not depend on the nose bluntness. This suggests that the drag force can be controlled without considering the nose bluntness of the vehicle with the magnetic flow control system.
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Interaction Parameter Drag Force Shock Layer Pressure Contour Thermal Protection SystemPreview
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