METHODS FOR PREDICTING AERODYNAMIC HEATING RATES TO HIGH-VELOCITY BODIES IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE

摘要

The basic physical phenomena associated with aerodynamic heating are described. The methods currently used at Atomics International for predicting heating rates to bodies moving at high velocities through the earth's atmosphere are summarized. The methods described provide the principal input data for the analytical studies of SNAP reentry disintegration in the Aerospace Nuclear Safety Program.