Marraffa, L.; Smith, A. Aerothermodynamic aspects of entry probe heat shield design. (English) Zbl 0945.76039 Astrophys. Space Sci. 260, No. 1-2, 45-62 (1998). From the introduction: This survey paper is meant to illustrate possible common elements in the aerothermal analysis of engineering problems related to planetary probe heat shield design and in such sciences as astrophysics, regarding the non-equilibrium chemical and radiative aspects of flows. MSC: 76K05 Hypersonic flows 80A20 Heat and mass transfer, heat flow (MSC2010) 76-02 Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to fluid mechanics Keywords:convective heat flux; radiative heat flux; non-equilibrium chemical flow; gas-material interface; sphere-cone capsule shape; non-equilibrium Navier-Stokes equations; Mars-entry vehicle; aerothermal analysis of engineering problems; planetary probe heat shield design PDFBibTeX XMLCite \textit{L. Marraffa} and \textit{A. Smith}, Astrophys. Space Sci. 260, No. 1--2, 45--62 (1998; Zbl 0945.76039) Full Text: DOI