Three-dimensional computational analysis of complex launch vehicle configurations

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-53

  Palmer, Grant ^a,d   Buning, Pieter ^a,d   Yanowitz, Herb ^b   Venkatapathy, Ethiraj ^c,d  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b EER Systems Corporation   (United States)

^c Thermosciences Institute   (United States)

^d AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOSTERS (ROCKET); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; NOZZLES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SUPERSONIC FLOW; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TRAJECTORIES;

BOOSTER SEPARATION; LAUNCH VEHICLES; PRESSURE LOADING;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0029679027     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.55706     Document Type: Article

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