Research Article

Radiation Analysis for Two Trajectory Points of the Fire II Entry

Table 3

Flow conditions for the Fire II reentry trajectory.

Time from launch (s) Heat-shield 1 Heat-shield 2
1634 1643

Altitude (km) 76.42 53.04
Velocity, (km/s) 11.36 10.48
Density, (  kg/ ) 0.37 7.80
Pressure, (Pa) 2.09 62.04
Temperature, (K) 195 276
Wall temperature, (K) 615 640