High-fidelity thermal protection system sizing of reusable launch vehicle

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1997, Pages

  Palmer, G E ^a,b   Henline, W D ^a,b   Olynick, D R ^a,b   Milos, F S ^a,b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT PROBLEMS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

HIGH FIDELITY THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM SIZING;

REUSABLE ROCKETS;

EID: 0031222170     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3261     Document Type: Article

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