COLDARC
Dissociated Air Flow Effects During Plasma Arc Testing
The COLDARC program was developed as part of an effort to predict the heating rate and surface friction effects on the Thermal Protection System of the Space Shuttle Orbiter during re-entry environments. COLDARC enables the user to predict the heating rate and surface friction on a test article during plasma arc testing. This program takes into account the effects of dissociated air flow over the specimen and the associated heat flux and surface temperatures. COLDARC uses a simplified frozen flow model to represent the dissociated air flow and to predict the heat flux and surface friction, including the effects of retarded atomic recombination, from test facility data.
Program Size: 1,086 Statements
Computer Language: FORTRAN IV
Copyright (c) 1996 Pacific HiTech, Inc. and COSMIC 
