The mass launch of Cubesat will exacerbate the problem of space debris in low Earth orbit. Drag sail technology uses aerodynamic drag to make satellites passively deorbit and burn up in the atmosphere. The calculation of deorbit period requires accurate prediction of rarefied aerodynamic characteristics. In this paper, by using NNW-DSMC software, the rarefied flow field around Cubesat drag sail at different altitudes is numerically simulated, and the variation of aerodynamic characteristics is analyzed. The results show that the calculated results of NNW-DSMC are in good agreement with those of literatures (the error between the drag coefficient and the reference result is less than 1% and the error of the maximum heat flux is within 6%). The accuracy and reliability are further verified. When the collision relaxation number is set as a function of temperature, the rotational and vibrational temperatures decrease, the translational temperature increases, and the total temperature of the flow field increases by about 10%. To increase the fidelity of the simulation, the collision relaxation number should be considered as a function of temperature. The results can provide support for the subsequent analysis of Cubesat deorbiting dynamics.
LI Jin
,
JIANG Ding-wu
,
LI Hao-min
,
WAN Zhao
,
WANG Xin-guang
,
MAO Mei-liang
,
CHEN Jian-qiang
. DSMC Simulations of Cubesat Drag Sail Aerodynamics[J]. Journal of Space Science and Experiment, 2023
, 23(3)
: 46
-53
.
DOI: 10.19963/j.cnki.2096-4099.2023.03.005
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