Aeroheating predictions for X-34 using an inviscid boundary-layer method

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 206-215

  Riley, Christopher J ^a   Kleb, William L ^a   Alter, Steven J ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC HEATING; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; HEAT SHIELDING; HEAT TRANSFER; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS; TEMPERATURE; TRAJECTORIES; TURBULENT FLOW; WINGS;

AEROHEATING; INVISCID BOUNDARY LAYER METHOD; PERFECT GAS SOLUTIONS; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES;

EID: 0033098696     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3451     Document Type: Article

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