If a recoverable vehicle is to land in water, retro-thrust jets have secondary effects that must be considered. “Ground effect” or return flow of the jets from water surface back to vehicle is important. A cavity in the water surface is formed by the jets and has a significant effect on vehicle acceleration and surface pressure at impact. This paper presents a method developed for performing the calculations concerning water impact. The method allows for a cavity in the water surface, but is not limited to this condition.


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    Title :

    Space Vehicle Water Touchdown with Retro-Thrust


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:
    King, K. M. (author)

    Conference:

    Pre-1964 SAE Technical Papers ; 1906



    Publication date :

    1963-01-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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