Engineering aerothermal analysis for X-34 thermal protection system design

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 216-228

  Wurster, Kathryn E ^a   Riley, Christopher J ^a   Zoby, E Vincent ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC HEATING; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; HEAT SHIELDING; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; TRAJECTORIES; WIND TUNNELS;

HYPERSONIC FLIGHT VEHICLE; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES;

EID: 0033101228     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3452     Document Type: Article

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