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Italian Aerospace Research Centre
Other•Capua, Campania, Italy•
About: Italian Aerospace Research Centre is a other organization based out in Capua, Campania, Italy. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Aerodynamics & Morphing. The organization has 278 authors who have published 400 publications receiving 3563 citations. The organization is also known as: CIRA & Italian Aerospace Research Center.
Topics: Aerodynamics, Morphing, Finite element method, Wind tunnel, Fuselage
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06 Jan 200323 citations
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Abstract: The nose cap demonstrator named Nose_2 has been tested for the second time in the plasma wind tunnel (PWT) facility which is part of the sharp hot structure (SHS) technology project, focused on the assessment of the applicability of ultrahigh temperature ceramics (UHTC) to the fabrication of high performance vehicles and SHS for reusable launch vehicles. In this paper the FEM based thermal analyses, carried out for the rebuilding of this PWT test, are presented. Experimental data measured in the PWT have been compared with numerical ones in order to validate the FEM model and to help in interpreting the experimental test itself. The knowledge on the physical phenomenon under investigation has been greatly improved, thanks to the synergy between numerical and experimental activities. In particular, a qualitative study of the modeling of the tip-dome interface has been performed in order to estimate the thermal contact resistance that heat flux encounters in passing through the demonstrator. The correlation...
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TL;DR: In this paper, an analysis of the capabilities in prediction of aerothermal loads acting on a crew exploration vehicle at the higher altitudes of its reentry trajectory has been performed, where overlap between the continuum approach and particle approach occurs and improves understanding of relevant physics in transitional regime.
Abstract: In the framework of Research Task Group 043 of the NATOResearch and Technology Organization, an analysis of the capabilities in prediction of aerothermal loads acting on a crew exploration vehicle at the higher altitudes of its reentry trajectory has been performed. In particular, the focus of this investigation is to provide information where overlap between the continuum approach (i.e., computational fluid dynamics) and particle approach (i.e., direct simulation Monte Carlo) occurs and improves understanding of relevant physics in transitional regime. Computational fluid dynamics calculations with slip flow boundary conditions had shown good predicting capabilities of slip velocity, slip temperature, and pressure, but not the surface heat flux. The analysis of the contributions to the total surface heat flux had exhibited the lack of continuum model in evaluating the convective heat flux in the transitional zone of the Orion reentry trajectory and an underestimation of shock wave thickness.
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27 Jun 2007
TL;DR: In this paper, the design activity within the European 6th framework project EUROLIFT II is targeted towards an improvement of the take-off performance of a generic transport aircraft configuration by a redesign of the trailing edge flap.
Abstract: The design activity within the European 6th framework project EUROLIFT II is targeted towards an improvement of the take-off performance of a generic transport aircraft configuration by a redesign of the trailing edge flap. The involved partners applied different optimization strategies as well as different types of flow solvers in order to cover a wide range of possible approaches for aerodynamic design optimization. The optimization results obtained by the different partners have been cross-calculated in order to eliminate solver dependencies and to identify the best obtained design. The final selected design has been applied to the wind tunnel model and the test in the European Transonic Wind Tunnel (ETW) at high Reynolds number confirms the predicted improvements.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Oronzio Manca | 37 | 268 | 5455 |
Aniello Riccio | 28 | 164 | 2200 |
Damiano Casalino | 24 | 130 | 2259 |
Paola Mercogliano | 20 | 115 | 1303 |
L. Di Palma | 20 | 77 | 1410 |
Debora Di Caprio | 17 | 118 | 1346 |
Antonio Concilio | 17 | 124 | 1182 |
Domenico Quagliarella | 16 | 47 | 977 |
Giuseppe Pezzella | 16 | 86 | 648 |
Edoardo Bucchignani | 15 | 58 | 762 |
F. Di Felice | 13 | 31 | 719 |
Alessandra Lucia Zollo | 13 | 36 | 456 |
Ignazio Dimino | 12 | 61 | 532 |
Salvatore Ameduri | 12 | 71 | 555 |
Edgardo Filippone | 12 | 24 | 962 |