Rapid aerothermal simulations of damage and repair during a space shuttle mission

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 979-990

  Tang, Chun ^a,c,d   Saunders, David ^a,c,d   Trumble, Kerry ^a,c,d   Driver, David ^b,c,d  

^a ELORET CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Reacting Flow Environments Branch   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISLODGED GAP FILLERS; HEAT TILES; RAPID AEROTHERMAL SIMULATIONS; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS (TPS);

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NASA; SPACE FLIGHT;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

EID: 34547565516     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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