Aerothermodynamic design of the Mars Science Laboratory backshell and parachute cone

41st AIAA Thermophysics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Edquist, Karl T ^a   Dyakonov, Artem A ^a   Wright, Michael J ^b   Tang, Chun Y ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ENTHALPY; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PARACHUTES; THERMAL LOAD;

DESIGN ENVIRONMENT; DYNAMIC PRESSURES; FLOW FIELD SIMULATION; HEATING CONDITIONS; MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY; REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM; THERMAL PROTECTION MATERIAL; TRANSIENT INTERFERENCE;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 77958486936     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-4078     Document Type: Conference Paper

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