Magnetohydrodynamic re-entry control.

Myron C. Smith

ResearchPublished 1965

A discussion of the feasibility of controlling a hypersonic reentry vehicle by means of the interaction of a magnetic field, carried on board the vehicle, with the shock-induced ionized gas. From the solution of the equations governing hypersonic flow about a magnetized body, an estimate is made of the magnetic field required for a magnetized body, an estimate is made of the magnetic field required for a magnetic control force equal to the aerodynamic force. An estimate is also made of the weight of the superconducting coil and associated. equipment required to produce the field.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
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  • Year: 1965
  • Pages: 15
  • Document Number: RM-4380-NASA

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Smith, Myron C., Magnetohydrodynamic re-entry control. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1965. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM4380.html.
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