NASA NTRS · 20040068170
CFD Support for STS-107 Ascent Investigation
Abstract
The research described in this viewgraph presentation investigates the ascent of STS-107 and foam-debris impact, and contributes to understanding of the STS-107 accident using CFD tools. The goals of the research are to: 1) Quantify loads on foam bipod ramp during ascent; 2) Provide steady-state flow-fields to debris-transport simulations; 3) Simulate flight of foam debris using unsteady six-degree-of-freedom calculations; 4) Provide estimates of foam mass, velocity, and impact angle which correlate with video and film evidence.
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Rogers, Stuart E., Gomez, Reynaldo J., Vicker, Darby, Aftosmis, Michael J., Meakin, Robert, Chan, William M., Murman, Scott. 2004-01-01. CFD Support for STS-107 Ascent Investigation. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20040068170
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