Numerical investigation of a spiked blunt nose cone at hypersonic speeds

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 459-471

  Gauer, M ^a,b   Paull, A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAG; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; MACH NUMBER; THERMAL LOAD;

AEROSPIKE; BOW SHOCKS; EARTH'S GRAVITY; FLOW SOLVER; HEAT LOAD REDUCTION; HYPERSONIC SPEED; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; SHARP FRONTS;

NOSE CONES;

EID: 44949201578     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.30590     Document Type: Article

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