Thermal Fluid-Structure Coupling for Atmospheric Entries

This paper deals with the modeling of aero-thermal aspects of a space vehicle during its entry phase into an atmosphere. We treat the numerical coupling techniques between the external and internal aero-thermo-dynamics (ATD) produced by the interaction of ATD fields with the structural components. The thermal properties induced within the structure via heat transfer mechanisms of convection, conduction and radiation is taken into account presenting multi-disciplinary coupling between the aero-thermo-dynamics, the heat loads and the structural thermal response.