Surface heating effects of X-33 vehicle thermal-protection-system panel bowing

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 836-841

  Palmer, Grant ^a   Kontinos, Dean ^b   Sherman, Brian ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Thermosciences Institute   (United States)

^c Aerostructures Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC HEATING; HEAT SHIELDING; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

PANEL BOWING; SURFACE HEATING AUGMENTATION FACTORS; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES;

EID: 0033361450     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3522     Document Type: Article

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