Process development for grid generations to simulate hypersonic flow around a generic re-entry capsule

After the retirement of the Space shuttle, space agencies around the world have turned to space return capsules for re-entry missions. During re-entry into the atmosphere, the capsule undergoes manoeuvres at extremely high speeds reaching 20 Mach and beyond. At such hypersonic conditions, several...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krishna Contractor
Other Authors: Jorg Uwe Schluter
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68796