Aero-thermo-elastic Numerical Calculation and Analysis of Spinning Rocket

The application of computational fluid dynamics/computational solid method(CFD/CSM)on solving the aero-thermo-elastic problem of spinning rocket is introduced.Firstly,the aerodynamic coefficients of a rocket are calculated,and the results are compared with the available experimental data,which verified the accuracy of the CFD output.Then,analysis is carried using ANSYS Workbench multi-physics coupling platform,which includes fluid,thermal,and structural solvers.The results show that spinning causes a significant effect on the deformations and stresses.Furthermore,thermal stresses due to high temperature at the rocket warhead and tail edges have a dominated effect,even more than those produced by aerodynamic forces.Consequently,this important outcome should be taken into consideration during the rocket design stages.