Investigation of Self-Oscillation Processes Occurring between a Reentry Vehicle and the Propulsion Bay of a Manned Spacecraft in the Case of Emergency Separation

Abstract

We present the results of an analysis of flows in a gap between the reentry vehicle of a manned spacecraft and the propulsion bay located behind it in the case of their separation due to an emergency situation of the rocket in the active region of its trajectory. Emphasis is placed on different-in-nature oscillation processes occurring in transonic flight regimes. An approach to the estimation of the regimes of self-oscillation existence and their frequencies is proposed on the basis of the problem geometry and the flow conditions.