Numerical investigation of laminar-turbulent transition on re-entry capsules

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 313-318

  Laurien, E ^a,b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYPERSONIC FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; REENTRY; STABILITY; TRAJECTORIES; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

BLUNT CONES; CLASSICAL LINEAR STABILITY THEORY; LAMINAR TURBULENT TRANSITION; NONLINEAR INSTABILITY; REENTRY CAPSULES; TRANSITION CRITERIA; TRANSITION PREDICTION; WAVE NUMBERS;

TRANSITION FLOW;

EID: 0030141816     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26761     Document Type: Article

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