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Numerical investigation of the hydrothermal performance in novel cooled panels with flow-guided pin fins and secondary channels for reusable launch vehicles

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  • Zhang, T.Y.
  • Liu, H.Z.
  • Fei, Q.G.
  • Chen, Q.
  • Zhang, D.H.

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To enhance the performance of active thermal protection systems for reusable launch vehicles, a cooled panel (132 mm × 100 mm × 6 mm) with flow-guided pin fins and secondary channels (CP-FGFSC) is proposed, and streamlined ribs are introduced to reduce drag (CP-LDHFSC) in this study. The hydrothermal performance of cooled panels is numerically investigated and compared with the cooled panel featuring front triangle ribs and secondary channels (CP-FTRSC) at the Reynolds number (Re) from 84 to 670. It shows that, due to the enhanced fluid guidance and vortex suppression of flow-guided pin fins, the relative Nusselt number of CP-FGFSC is improved by up to 11.4 % compared with CP-FTRSC at Re = 670. The introduction of the LD-Haack curve significantly reduces flow resistance, resulting in the performance evaluation criterion (PEC) of 2.036 for CP-LDHFSC at Re = 670, which is a 7.4 % improvement compared to CP-FTRSC. After structural parameter optimization, the PEC of CP-LDHFSC can be improved to 2.15 at Re = 670 when relative rib width/length/position is 0.2/0.2/0.7 and relative secondary channel width is 0.75, representing a 5.6 % increase compared with the pre-optimized value. Sensitivity analysis reveals that the rib width and secondary channel width are critical parameters for structural design, with impacts on the comprehensive performance of 0.487 and 0.336, respectively.

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  • Zhang, T.Y. & Liu, H.Z. & Fei, Q.G. & Chen, Q. & Zhang, D.H., 2025. "Numerical investigation of the hydrothermal performance in novel cooled panels with flow-guided pin fins and secondary channels for reusable launch vehicles," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 324(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:324:y:2025:i:c:s0360544225016330
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2025.135991
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