Analysis of linear aerospike plume-induced X-33 base-heating environment

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 777-783

  Wang, Ten See ^a  

^a NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROCKET ENGINES; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOUS FLOW;

ENGINE PLUMES; FLOW SEPARATION; FREESTREAM-BODY INTERACTION; LINEAR AEROSPIKE ENGINES; SEQUENTIAL GRID REFINING METHOD;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES;

EID: 0033358184     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3502     Document Type: Article

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