Numerical investigation of aeroheating characteristics of spiked blunt bodies at Mach six flight conditions

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 1168, 2011, Pages 377-386

  Ahmed, M Y M ^a   Qin, N ^b  

^a Military Technical College   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAG; THERMODYNAMICS;

AERO-HEATING; AEROTHERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; BLUNT BODIES; FLIGHT CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS;

AERODYNAMIC HEATING;

EID: 79959900939     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0001924000005893     Document Type: Article

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