Stagnation Heatflux Calculator

Property to Calculate:

Acceleration due to gravity (g):

Ballistic coefficient (β):

Flight path angle (γ):

Atmospheric density (ρ):

How This Is Calculated

$$ q_c = c_1 \frac{\rho^{1-n}V^m}{{R_N}^n} $$ where:

q_c = Heat transfer rate (W/m³)

C₁ = Acceleration due to gravity (m/s)

β = Ballistic coefficient (kg/m²)

γ = Flight path angle (rad)

ρ = Atmospheric density (kg/m³)

Assumptions

The system has reached a steady state.
Heating effects are negligible.
Flight path angle is sufficiently small.
Atmospheric density is homogeneous.

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