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THE EFFECT OF BODY FORCES ON MELTING ABLATION AT A STAGNATION POINT. Paper 1 of GENERAL RESEARCH IN FLIGHT SCIENCES. JANUARY 1959-JANUARY 1960. VOLUME I. FLUID MECHANICS. PART 1

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OSTI ID:4178571
The effect of body forces on melting ablation in the stagnation regton of a blunt body of revolution is considered. Solutions are obtained numerically after applying a similarity transform. It is found that body forces caused by a vehicle deceleration lead to an increase in the interface temperature and a reduction in the melting rate. (auth)
Research Organization:
Lockheed Aircraft Corp. Missiles and Space Div., Sunnyvale, Calif.
NSA Number:
NSA-14-019082
OSTI ID:
4178571
Report Number(s):
LMSD-288139(Vol. I, Pt. 1)(Pap
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English