航天器原子氧通量仿真软件AOFS的验证计算

Verification of software AOFS for calculating atomic oxygen flux of spacecraft

  • 摘要: 仿真计算是获得航天器表面原子氧(AO)撞击通量分布情况的重要手段之一。文章首先介绍自主研发的适用于复杂构型航天器AO通量仿真计算的AOFS软件的基本特性;然后利用无遮挡、有遮挡以及多次反射等AO与航天器相互作用的典型测试算例对该软件性能进行验证,并与自由分子流理论解和SYSTEMA软件的计算结果进行对比分析。研究发现:对于无遮挡和有遮挡算例,采用反向射线追踪方法的SYSTEMA软件比AOFS软件具有更好的算法稳定性;而对于多次反射算例,AOFS软件结果和SYSTEMA软件结果差别较大。以上结果可为后续复杂构型航天器AO通量计算软件的研制及验证提供参考依据。

     

    Abstract: Simulation is one of the important means in obtaining distribution of atomic oxygen (AO) flux on spacecraft surface. In this paper, the basic characteristics of in-house software Atomic Oxygen Flux Software (AOFS) for AO flux calculation of spacecraft with complex geometry was demonstrated. The typical test cases of no-shielding, with-shielding, and multiple reflections for interactions between AO and spacecraft surface to verify software AOFS were proposed. The calculation results were compared with those of free molecular flow theory and software SYSTEMA. It is found that for no-shielding and with-shielding test cases, the software SYSTEMA using reverse ray-tracing method has better stability than software AOFS. For multiple reflections test case, the results of AOFS are not consistent with the results of SYSTEMA. The proposed study may provide a reference for the development and verification of software for calculating AO flux for spacecraft with complex geometry.

     

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