Objective The development of secure and re-usable re-entry vehicle requires the complete control of the heat distribution on its Thermal Protection System (TPS).During the most critical re-entry phase, the hypersonic flow along the vehicle initiates a laminar boundary layer inside of which most of the transfer phenomena take place (heat, momentum and mass transfer). If at one position of the vehicle, this boundary layer experiences a transition from the laminar to the turbulent regime then at the corresponding position the TPS will receive a sharp increase of the incoming heat flux (minimum 3 times higher). If the vehicle aims to be re-usable, it is mandatory to protect it adequately against this overheat. Therefore Aerospace designer needs to receive the proper information and tools allowing a better prediction and ultimately a better control of the transition in hypersonic regime.This activity proposes a detailed and careful experimental and numerical data base from six hypersonic facilities and several numerical codes from EU and Russia. The selected configuration will be the one of a sharp cone. The noise level in each facility will be characterised. The probable differences between facility predictions running at seemingly comparable conditions (Mach number, Reynolds number and model dimensions) will be explained.Various types of numerical simulations including DNS will be carried out to prepare the experimental campaigns. These simulations will be further validated and assess during the activity.Hypersonic transition will be observed with and without localized control. A deeper understanding of the physics involved in hypersonic transition will be investigated. The challenging solution of the local thermal control of the boundary layer at hypersonic regime will be proposed for future aerospace mission and disseminated in the industrial community. Programme(s) FP7-SPACE - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Space Topic(s) SPA.2010.3.2-04 - EU-Russia Cooperation for Strengthening Space Foundations (SICA) Call for proposal FP7-SPACE-2010-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP-SICA - Small/medium-scale focused research project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries(SICA) Coordinator VON KARMAN INSTITUTE FOR FLUID DYNAMICS Address Waterloose steenweg, 72 1640 Sint-genesius-rode Belgium See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Vlaams-Brabant Arr. Halle-Vilvoorde Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Patrick Rambaud (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 119 999,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FEDERALNOE GOSUDARSTVENNOE UNITARNOPREDPRIYATIE TSENTRALNY NAUCHNO- ISSLEDOVATELSKY INSTITUT MACHINOSTROENIYA Russia EU contribution € 84 000,00 Address Pionerskaya 4 141070 Korolev See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Victor Kudryavtsev (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV Germany EU contribution € 145 000,00 Address Linder hohe 51147 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Michael Schöpe (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window SA KHRISTIANOVICH INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS OF SIBERIAN BRANCH OF RUSSIAN ACADEMY OFSCIENCE*ITAM OF SB RAS Russia EU contribution € 80 000,00 Address Institutskaya 4/1 630090 Novosibirsk See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Anatoly Maslov (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window FEDERAL STATE UNITARY ENTERPRISE THE CENTRAL AEROHYDRODYNAMIC INSTITUTE NAMED AFTER PROF. N.E. ZHUKOVSKY Russia EU contribution € 71 000,00 Address Zhukovsky str 1 140180 Zhukovsky See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Alexander Fedorov (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
