Convective and radiative heat flux prediction of Huygens entry on Titan

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 663-671

  Walpot, L M ^a,d   Caillault, L ^b   Molina, R C ^c   Laux, C O ^b   Blanquaert, T ^c  

^a Advanced Operations and Engineering Services Group   (Netherlands)

^b LABORATOIRE EM2C   (France)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d CNRS UPR288 ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RADIATION; PROBES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ENTRY PROFILE; PREFLIGHT TRAJECTORY; RADIATIVE HEAT FLUX;

INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT;

HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RADIATION; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; PROBES; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 33750975630     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.20901     Document Type: Article

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