Computation of radiation in the apollo AS-501 reentry using opacity distribution functions

AIAA Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2359-2363

  Wray, A A ^a   Ripoll, J F ^b   Prabhu, D ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ELORET CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; OPACITY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SPACE SHUTTLES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

APOLLO AS-501 REENTRY; MULTIBIN METHODS; NONEQUILIBRIUM HOCK LAYERS;

REENTRY;

EID: 34948870248     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.28520     Document Type: Article

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