Simulation of the stagnation region microcrack growth during space shuttle reentry

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-54

  Titov, E V ^a   Levin, D A ^a   Anderson, Brian P ^b,d   Rodriguez, Alvaro ^b,e   Picetti, Donald J ^c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^d Applied Aeroscience and Computational Fluid Dynamics Branch   (United States)

^e Thermal Design Branch ES3   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DAMAGE DETECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; REENTRY; REINFORCEMENT; SPACE PLATFORMS; SPACE SHUTTLES;

CRACK GROWTH SIMULATION; DAMAGE ASSESSMENT MODELS; MICROMETEOROID IMPACTS; MORPHING TECHNIQUES; REENTRY TRAJECTORIES; REINFORCED CARBON CARBONS; SEMI-EMPIRICAL APPROACH; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM;

CARBON;

EID: 79251549235     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.49993     Document Type: Article

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