AIAA Entry Technology Conference, Williamsburg & Hampton, Va., October 12-14, 1964 |
Common terms and phrases
ablation altitude angle of attack approximately atmosphere Blunt Bodies bow shock Btu/lb calculations carbon char chemical coefficient cone angle configuration constant convective heating correlation density density scale height determined disturbance effect emission energy enthalpy entry vehicle entry velocity equations equilibrium experimental Figure flight flow free stream ft/sec gradient graphite heat flux heat gage heat shield heat transfer rates heating rate hypersonic increases indicate inviscid laminar boundary layer Mach number mass transfer maximum measurements method NASA nonequilibrium nose radius obtained parachute parameter present profiles pyrolysis radiation radiative heat transfer ratio region Reynolds number rotor rough tip schlieren shock layer shock tube shock wave shown in Fig smooth tip solution species speed stagnation point stagnation pressure subsonic supersonic surface temperature thermal thickness tion trajectory tunnel turbulent boundary layer turbulent bursts vapor velocity viscous wake wavelength weight