Structural Design of a Launch Vehicle with Reusable First Stage

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Hassan Jamaklu | 2023

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 56741 (45)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Aerospace Engineering
Advisor(s): Haddadpour, Hassan
Abstract:
Aerodynamics loads and aeroheating during reentry, are one of the challenging issues in designing One of the main challenges in the design and application of reusable spacecrafts is the aerodynamic and thermal loads acting on their structures during reentry into the atmosphere. For this reason, all the concepts/prototypes presented in the 20th century were either not fully reusable, or were partially canceled, or did not have economic justification. In this report, the aerodynamic loads on the first stage of a launch vehicle during the launch and return phases have been investigated. Due to the fact that the main part of the first stage of the vehicle includes fuel and oxidizer tanks, the strength of the structure of these tanks for launch and return loadings is checked and its configuration is designed
Keywords:
Structural Design ; Launch Vehicle ; Reusable Launch Vehicle ; Reentry Vehicles ; Launch Vehicle Cost

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