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  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Editorial Committee
  • Chapter I. Flowfield Analysis
  • Basic Governing Equations for the Flight Regimes of Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer Vehicles
  • Complete Flowfields Over Low- and Wide-Angle AOTV Conceptual Configurations
  • AOTV Bluff Body Flowâ€?Relaxation Algorithm
  • Direct Simulation of Transitional Flow for Hypersonic Re-entry Conditions
  • Chapter II. Trajectories
  • Performance Evaluation of the Atmospheric Phase of Two Aeromaneuvering Orbital Transfer Vehicles
  • Performance Aerodynamics of Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer VehiclesMultiple Pass Trajectories for an Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer Vehicle
  • Impact of Atmospheric Uncertainties and Viscous Interaction Effects on the Performance of Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer Vehicles
  • Analytical Characterization of AOTV Perigee Aerothermodynamic Regime
  • Chapter III. Thermal Protection
  • Thermal Protection Requirements for Near-Earth Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer Vehicle Missions
  • Design and Performance Analysis of a Conical Aerobrake Orbital Transfer Vehicle Concept
  • An AOTV Aeroheating and Thermal Protection StudyAerothermodynamic Heating Analysis of Aerobraking and Aeromaneuvering Orbital Transfer Vehicles
  • Thermal Response of an Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer Vehicle with a Conical Drag Brake
  • Low Lift-to-Drag Aerobrake Heat-Transfer Test at Mach 10
  • Calculation of Nonequilibrium Radiation in the Flight Regimes of Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer Vehicles
  • Air Radiation Revisited
  • Chapter IV. Surface Effects
  • Temperature-Dependent Reaction Rate Expressions for Oxygen Recombination
  • Surface-Slip Equations for Low Reynolds Number Multicomponent Air FlowComparison of Viscous Shock-Layer Heating Analysis with Shuttle Flight Data in Slip Flow Regime
  • Problems of Rate Chemistry in the Flight Regimes of Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer Vehicles
  • Progress in Noncatalytic Surfaces for Metallic Heat Shields
  • Author Index