Evaluation of SCIROCCO plasma wind-tunnel capabilities for entry simulations in CO2 atmospheres

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 61, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 604-616

  Marieu, V ^a   Reynier, Ph ^b   Marraffa, L ^b   Vennemann, D ^b   De Filippis, F ^c   Caristia, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c ITALIAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; HEAT SHIELDING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REENTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC ENTRY VEHICLES; EXPLOSIVE GAS; FLIGHT VALUES; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS;

WIND TUNNELS;

EID: 34249907588     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2006.12.006     Document Type: Article

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