Control of Aerodynamic Characteristics of Lifting Reentry Vehicle with Applied Magnetic Field

The new magnetic field setup for magnetic flow control around the reentry vehicle is investigated by CFD analyses. In order to use the electromagnet force to control the aerodynamic characteristics the magnetic field is applied locally to change the shape and the location of the bow shock. To investigate this idea, we performed a simplified CFD analyses. The numerical results suggest that the present magnetic field setup works well to control the shape and location of the bow shock that is important to control the aerodynamic characteristics of the reentry vehicle.