Computational Assessment of Thermal Protection System Damage Experienced During STS-118

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1110-1116

  Palmer, Grant E ^a,d   Pulsonetti, Maria ^b,e   Wood, William A ^b,e   Alter, Steve ^b,e   Gnoffo, Peter ^b,e   Tang, Chun ^c,d  

^a ELORET CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d Reacting Flow Environments Branch   (United States)

^e Mail Stop 408 A

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT SHIELDING; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; NASA; ORBITS; SPACE SHUTTLES; THERMAL ENGINEERING; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL EFFORT; DAMAGE ANALYSIS; DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER; SIMULATION PROCEDURES; SPACE SHUTTLE MISSIONS; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS;

DAMAGE DETECTION;

EID: 73949094328     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.40478     Document Type: Conference Paper

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