Wind Compensation by Radiometer Arrays in High Altitude Propulsion

Abstract

Numerical analysis has been conducted to assess the feasibility of using radiometer arrays mounted on a near-space vehicle, for wind disturbance compensation. The results indicate the possibility of using radiometric force for that purpose for altitudes of 80 km and smaller, and head winds up to 30 m/s.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA586865

Entities

People

  • Andrew D. Ketsdever
  • Marcus Young
  • Natalia Gimelshein
  • Sergey F. Gimelshein

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Altitude
  • Boundary Layer
  • Compensation
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computations
  • Flow
  • Free Stream
  • High Altitude
  • Knudsen Number
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Radiometers
  • Spacecraft
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Two Dimensional
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers