Author : John D. C. Crisp
Release : 1960
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Book Synopsis On the Dynamics of Atmospheric Entry and Reentry by : John D. C. Crisp
Download or read book On the Dynamics of Atmospheric Entry and Reentry written by John D. C. Crisp. This book was released on 1960. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An earlier report presented a method for the numerical analysis of the dynamics of a small vehicle moving in a gravitational force field inside and outside a spherical, nonrotating planetary atmosphere. The method is based on an adaptation of the instantaneous conic concept and apart from computational advantages provides a simple and apparent physical understanding of the effects of atmospheric forces. It is the purpose of this report to give a detailed discussion of the application of the method and to elaborate the physical interpretation as a preliminary to the presentation in subsequent reports of the results of several hundred trajectories. These results will include the effects of coupled lift-drag modulation, acceleration limitation, temperature limitation during entry, multiple reentry and high eccentricity entry trajectories of a variety of realistic vehicle configurations. (Author).