CFD analysis of terminal descent plume impingement for mars landers

34th Thermophysics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Huseman, Peter G ^a   Bomba, Joseph V ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOFTWARE TESTING; VEHICLES;

CFD METHODOLOGIES; DUST CONTAMINATION; MARS POLAR LANDER; MARTIAN SURFACE; MONOPROPELLANT THRUSTERS; PLUME IMPINGEMENT; PLUME INTERACTION; VEHICLE CONFIGURATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 85088723519     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-2501     Document Type: Conference Paper

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