NASA NTRS · 19890037836
Three-dimensional flow simulation about the AFE vehicle in the transitional regime
Abstract
The direct-simulation Monte Carlo technique is used to analyze the hypersonic rarefied flow about the three-dimensional NASA Aeroassist Flight Experiment vehicle. Results are given for typical transitional flows encountered during the vehicle's atmospheric entry from altitudes of 200-100 km with an entry velocity of 9.9 km/s. It is found that dissociation is important at altitudes of 110 km and below, and that transitional effects are significant even at an altitude of 200 km.
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Celenligil, M. Cevdet, Moss, James N., Blanchard, Robert C.. 1989-01-01. Three-dimensional flow simulation about the AFE vehicle in the transitional regime. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890037836
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