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I have many papers that available via a search of
NASA Technical Report Server:
- Ruth M. Amundsen, Joe Del Corso, Thermal Model Development for Ares I-X,
19th Annual Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS 2008), 18-22 Aug. 2008, San Jose, CA.
- Gasbarre, Joseph F.; Amundsen, Ruth M.; Scola, Salvatore; Leahy, Frank F.; Sharp, John R., Ground Plane and Near-Surface Thermal Analysis for NASA's Constellation Program,
19th Annual Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS 2008), 18-22 Aug. 2008, San Jose, CA.
- Ruth M. Amundsen, John A.Dec, Joe F.Gasbarre, Thermal Model Correlation for Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter,
37th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Chicago, IL, July 9-13, 2007.
- Dec, John A.; Gasbarre, Joseph F.; Amundsen, Ruth M., Thermal Modeling of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's Solar Panel and Instruments during Aerobraking,
37th International Conference on Environmental Systems (ICES), Chicago, IL, July 9-13, 2007.
- Gough, Kerry M.; Allen, B. Danette; Amundsen, Ruth M., Collaborative Mission Design at NASA Langley Research Center,
1st Annual Space Systems Engineering Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, November 8-10, 2005.
- Ruth M. Amundsen, Joe F.Gasbarre, John A.Dec, Thermal Analysis Methods for Aerobraking Heating,
16th Thermal & Fluid Analysis Workshop (TFAWS 05), Orlando, Florida, August 8 - August 12, 2005.
- Ruth M. Amundsen, Walt Bruce and Charles Leonard, Hyper-X
Hot Structures Comparison of Thermal Analysis and Flight Data,
15th Thermal & Fluid Analysis Workshop (TFAWS 04), Pasadena, California, August 30 - September 3, 2004.
- Ruth M. Amundsen, John Dec and Ben George, Aeroheating
Thermal Analysis Methods for Aerobraking Mars Missions,
14th Thermal & Fluid Analysis Workshop (TFAWS 03), Hampton, Virginia, August 18-22, 2003.
- Ruth M. Amundsen, John Dec and Ben George, Aeroheating
Thermal Model Correlation for Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Solar Array,
36th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 23-26, 2003.
- John A. Dec and Ruth M. Amundsen, A Thermal
Analysis Approach for the Mars Odyssey Spacecraft's Solar Array,
36th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Orlando, Florida, June 23-26, 2003.
- Ruth M. Amundsen, John Dec and Michael Lindell,
Thermal Analysis Methods for an Earth Entry Vehicle,
Eleventh Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop (TFAWS 2000), Cleveland, Ohio, August 21-25, 2000.
- Ruth M. Amundsen, John Dec, Robert Mitcheltree, Michael Lindell and Robert
Dillman,
Preliminary Thermal Analysis of a Mars Earth Entry Vehicle,
34th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Denver, Colorado, June 19-22, 2000.
- Ruth M. Amundsen,
Method Improvements in Thermal Analysis of Mach 10 Leading Edges,
Tenth Conference, Workshop and Product Presentation on Thermal and Fluids
Analysis Tools and Methods, Huntsville, Alabama, September 13-16,
1999.
- Ruth M. Amundsen,
Comparison of Integrated Analysis Methods for Two Model
Scenarios, Ninth Conference, Workshop and Product Presentation on Thermal and Fluids
Analysis Tools and Methods, Cleveland, Ohio, August 31--September 4, 1998.
- R. M. Amundsen, J. C. Hickman, P. Hopson, Jr., E. H. Kist, J. M. Marlowe, E. Siman-Tov, C. P. Turner, C. J. Tyler, J. E. Wells, S. A. Wise, R.
Dickson and M. W. Hooker,
Development of the Materials in Devices as Superconductors (MIDAS) Experiment,
NASA/TM-1998-208440, May 1998, pp. 60.
- Ruth M. Amundsen and Drew J. Hope, Hydrostar
Thermal and Structural Deformation Analyses of Antenna Array Concept, NASA/TM-1998-206288, February 1998.
- Ruth McElroy Amundsen,
Thermal Design and Analysis for the Cryogenic MIDAS Experiment, paper 97ES-29,
27th International Conference on Environmental Systems (SAE), July 14-17, 1997, Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
- R. M. Amundsen, W. S. Feldhaus, A. D. Little and M. V. Mitchum,
Integration of
Design, Structural, Thermal and Optical Analysis and User's Guide for
Structural-to-Optical Translator (PATCOD), NASA TM-110153, March, 1995, pp.
22.
- Ruth M. Amundsen,
Some Useful Innovations with TRASYS and SINDA-85, Fifth
Annual Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland,
Ohio, August 16-20, 1993.
- Buoncristiani, A. M.; Sandford, S. P.; Amundsen, R. M.,
Progress toward ultra-stable lasers for use in space , NASA/TM-109678, 1992.
- Amundsen, R. J.; Clark, B. C.,
Study of sampling systems for comets and Mars, NASA-CR-185514, Mar 1, 1987.
- Adams, G. L.; Amundsen, R. J.; Beardsley, R. W.; Cash, R. H.; Clark, B. C.; Knight, T. C. D.; Martin, J. P.; Monti, P.; Outteridge,
D. A.; Plaster, W. D.,
Study of comet nucleus gamma-ray spectrometer penetration system, NASA-CR-177393, Mar 1, 1986.
Also, not on LTRS:
- Correlation of Thermal Model with Hyper-X Leading Edge Material Testing,
R. M. Amundsen and M. B. Brzowski,
25th Annual Conference on Composites, Materials and Structures, January 22-25, 2001, Cocoa Beach, Florida.
- Thermal Analysis of the Hyper-X Research Vehicle Wing: Mach 7 Design,
R. M. Amundsen, A. O. Torres and
C. P. Leonard,
1997 Joint Army NAVY NASA Air Force (JANNAF),
CS / PSHS / APS Joint Meeting,
West Palm Beach, Florida.
Some presentations:
Miscellaneous Notes
AMUNDSEN, RUTH M
Ruth.M.Amundsen@nasa.gov
Structural and Thermal Systems Branch
Systems Engineering Directorate
NASA Langley Research Center
Hampton, VA 23681-2199
Phone 757 864-7044
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