X-33 aerodynamic computations and comparisons with wind-tunnel data

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 684-691

  Hollis, B R ^a   Thompson, R A ^a   Murphy, K J ^a   Nowak, R J ^a   Riley, C J ^a   Wood, W A ^a   Alter, S J ^a   Prabhu, R K ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SPACE RESEARCH; WIND TUNNELS;

MACH NUMBERS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 0035439193     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3753     Document Type: Article

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