An approximate method is developed for predicting laminar and turbulent heating rates on the windward side of the Space Shuttle Orbiter for both the wind-tunnel and flight environments. The method is based on a 'local infinite swept cylinder' analysis and includes both equilibrium-air chemistry and variable boundary-layer-edge entropy. The method is validated by comparing with data from wind-tunnel experiments and from the first and second Space Shuttle flights both along the windward-symmetry plane and in a lateral direction off the symmetry plane. Agreement with the flight data is good from approximately 67 km (peak heating) downward.


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    Title :

    Approximate method of predicting heating on the windward side of Space Shuttle Orbiter and comparisons with flight data


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    Conference:

    Joint Thermophysics, Fluids, Plasma and Heat Transfer Conference ; 1982 ; St. Louis, MO


    Publication date :

    1982-06-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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