X-33 experimental aeroheating at Mach 6 using phosphor thermography

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 634-645

  Horvath, T J ^a   Berry, S A ^a   Hollis, B R ^a   Liechty, D S ^a   Hamilton II, H H ^a   Merski, N R ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC HEATING; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION; EXTRAPOLATION; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; PHOSPHORS; SPACE SURVEILLANCE; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); TURBULENT FLOW; WIND TUNNELS;

FLIGHT VEHICLES; PHOSPHOR THERMOGRAPHY;

LAUNCHING;

EID: 0035438847     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3748     Document Type: Article

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