In stage separation, rendezvous trajectory corrections, and lunar takeoff and landing, impingement of flaring exhaust jet and adjacent vehicle surfaces can cause stability problems and structural damage; results presented of studies that have included effects of hot exhaust jet and resulting temperature and pressure distributions on cylindrical vehicle and hard, flat surface.
Highly underexpanded exhaust jets against adjacent surfaces
Astronautics Aerospace Eng
Astronautics and Aerospace Engineering ; 1 , n 1
1963
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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