Publication Date:
2011-08-16
Description:
Review of the results of aerothermal heating tests of a simulated reusable surface insulation (RSI) tile array, performed on the sidewall of a Mach-10 hypersonic tunnel. In particular, the heating characteristics of the tile array, such as they result from heating inside the tile-expansion-space providing gaps between individual tiles, are investigated. The results include the finding that heating on the upstream face of a tile is strongly affected by the interacting longitudinal gap flow.
Keywords:
THERMODYNAMICS AND COMBUSTION
Type:
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets; 11; June 197
Format:
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