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An Introduction to Hypersonic Ablation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

Peter G. Simpkins
Peter G. Simpkins*
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Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College of Science and Technology
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Summary

This paper is intended as an introduction to the theory of ablative processes in a hypersonic environment. The various types of ablation are discussed and the general heat transfer equation for an ablating body is given. The effects of radiation are introduced and the physical significance of the gasification ratio is explained. Throughout the paper the effects of a chemically reacting boundary layer are ignored.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 66 , Issue 618 , June 1962, pp. 387 - 393
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1962

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