Aerothermodynamics of the Stardust Sample Return Capsule

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 442-462

  Olynick, David ^a   Chen, Y K ^a   Tauber, Michael E ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; AERODYNAMIC HEATING; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT RADIATION; HEAT SHIELDING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REENTRY;

STARDUST SAMPLE RETURN CAPSULE; THERMAL RESPONSE;

SPACE PROBES;

EID: 0032676097     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3466     Document Type: Article

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