X-38 experimental aerothermodynamics

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 272-292

  Horvath, Thomas J ^a,c   Berry, Scott A ^a,c   Mersk, N Ronald ^a,c   Fitzgerald, Steve M ^b,d  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c Aerolhermodynamics Branch   (United States)

^d GN and C Design and Analysis Branch

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; EXTRAPOLATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPACE SHUTTLES; SPACE STATIONS;

AEROTHERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER TRANSITION; DISCRETE ROUGHNESS ELEMENTS; SURFACE STREAMLINE PATTERNS;

HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 2342507704     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.9198     Document Type: Review

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