Mars science laboratory entry capsule aerothermodynamics and thermal protection system

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages

  Edquist, Karl T ^a   Hollis, Brian R ^a   Dyakonov, Artem A ^b   Laub, Bernard ^c   Wright, Michael J ^c   Rivellini, Tomasso P ^d   Slimko, Eric M ^d   Willcockson, William H ^e  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; HEAT FLUX; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS;

CONVECTIVE HEATING; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM; TURBULENT HEATING;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 34548727461     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2007.352823     Document Type: Conference Paper

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