Research activity in the aerothermodynamics branch at the NASA Ames Research Center is reviewed. Advanced concepts and mission studies relating to the next generation aerospace transportation systems are summarized and directions for continued research identified. Theoretical and computational studies directed at determining flow fields and radiative and convective heating loads in real gases are described. Included are Navier-Stokes codes for equilibrium and thermochemical nonequilibrium air. Experimental studies in the 3.5-ft hypersonic wind tunnel, the ballistic ranges, and the electric arc driven shock tube are described. Tested configurations include generic hypersonic aerospace plane configurations, aeroassisted orbital transfer vehicle shapes and Galileo probe models.
Aerothermodynamics Research at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Ames Research Center
1987
39 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aerothermodynamics research at NASA Ames Research Center
NTRS | 1987
|Aerothermodynamics research at NASA Ames
NTRS | 1987
|Aerothermodynamics Research at NASA AMES
NTIS | 1987
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