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[ascl:2204.015] ADBSat: Aerodynamic Database for Satellites

ADBSat computes aerodynamic coefficient databases for satellite geometries in free-molecular flow (FMF) conditions. Written in MATLAB, ADBSat imports body geometry from .stl or .obj mesh files, calculates aerodynamic force and moment coefficient for different gas-surface interaction models, and calculates solar radiation pressure force and moment coefficient. It also takes multiple surface and material characteristics into consideration. ADBSat is a panel-method tool that is able to calculate aerodynamic or solar force and moment coefficient sets for satellite geometries by applying analytical (closed-form) expressions for the interactions to discrete flat-plate mesh elements. The panel method of ADBSat assumes FMF conditions. The code analyzes basic shadowing to identify panels that are shielded from the flow by other parts of the body and will therefore not experience any surface interactions. However, this method is dependent on the refinement of the input mesh and can be sensitive to the orientation and arrangement of the mesh elements with respect to the oncoming flow direction.

Code site:
https://github.com/nhcrisp/ADBSat https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/622n2yjg4w/1
Used in:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2021AcAau.187..475C
Described in:
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022CoPhC.27508326S https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022CoPhC.27508327S
Bibcode:
2022ascl.soft04015S

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