Surface heating effects of X-33 vehicle TPS panel bowing, steps, and gaps

36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Palme, Grant ^a   Kontinos, Dean ^b   Sherman, Brian ^c  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Thermosciences Institute   (United States)

^c GOODRICH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; HEATING; VEHICLES;

AUGMENTATION FACTOR; HYPERSONIC SPEED; LOCKHEED MARTIN; NAVIER STOKES FLOW; REVERSE FLOW; SURFACE HEATING; THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM; VEHICLE TRAVELS;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 84983140092     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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