3rd Joint Thermophysics, Fluids, Plasma and Heat Transfer Conference · 1982 · 19 citations · 27 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringChemical EngineeringHeat TransferReaction EngineeringThermodynamicsHeat FlowHeat Transfer FundamentalsHeat Transfer In ReactorsHeat Transfer ModelingReentry TrajectoriesThermal Protection MaterialsHeat Flux MeasurementHeat Transfer MechanismsHeterogeneous Chemical ReactionsReentry HeatingSpace Shuttle ReentrySpacecraft Reentry DynamicsThermal ProtectionThermal Protection Systems
The measurement of surface temperatures on the thermal protection materials of the Space Shuttle Orbiter during reentry provides the basis for an important test of the prediction techniques developed over the past 10 years for reacting flows over reentry vehicles. The present investigation is concerned with comparisons of calculated temperatures with those measured during the second and third Space Shuttle missions. The general trends of the calculations compared favorably with the measurements. However, the calculations overpredicted the temperatures on the forward part of the windward centerline. Agreement was better farther aft, especially at the later times in the entry. The investigation has pointed out the significance of surface chemical reactions on the heat flux to the surface of the Orbiter and the need for further understanding.
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On Catalytic Recombination Rates in Hypersonic Stagnation Heat Transfer
R. Goulard · Jet propulsion · 1958 · 369 citations