Research Article

Thermal Aeroelastic Characteristics of Inflatable Reentry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE) in Hypersonic Flow

Table 2

Comparison of thermal effects on natural frequencies.

Without thermal effectUnder thermal effect
Only surface temperatureOnly inflation gas expansionCombination of two effects

First order (Hz)14.512.723.722.1
Second order (Hz)42.140.156.954.0