Visualization of a capsule entry vehicle reaction-control system thruster

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 93-102

  Danehy, P M ^a,c   Inman, J A ^a,c,d   Brauckmann, G J ^a,e   Alderfer, D W ^a,c   Jones, S B ^a,c   Patry, D P ^b,f  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Advanced Sensing and Optical Measurement Branch   (United States)

^d Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^e Aerothermodynamics Branch   (United States)

^f MS 493   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLE OF ATTACK; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER OPTICS; LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; NASA; NITRIC OXIDE;

NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER; PLANAR LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; PLANAR LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE METHODS; REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM; SCHLIEREN FLOW VISUALIZATION; STANDARD LITERS PER MINUTES; TUNNEL STAGNATION PRESSURE; VISUALIZATION IMAGES;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EID: 60349124613     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.34846     Document Type: Conference Paper

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