Experimental investigation of reentry vehicle aerothermodynamic problems in arc-heated facilities

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 199-206

  Gulhan A ^a,b   Esser, B ^a,b   Koch, U ^a,b  

^a Wind Tunnel Division Köln Porz   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC HEATING; HEAT PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REENTRY; SHOCK WAVES; THERMAL LOAD; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

AEROTHERMODYNAMICS; ARC-HEATED FACILITIES;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES;

EID: 0035271005     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3670     Document Type: Article

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