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Author(s) -
L Lees
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb44782.x
Subject(s) - annals , citation , library science , computer science , history , classics
Mission and energy management requirements dictate that a spacecraft moving at hypersonic speeds in a planetary atmosphere will fly at high altitudes and low Reynolds numbers during a certain portion of its flight path. Two important phenomena arise under these conditions: interaction between the boundary layer and the "external" inviscid flow field; and effect of finite chemical and electronic reaction rates.