Numerical study of scram accelerator starting characteristics

AIAA Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1029-1038

  Choi, Jeong Yeol ^a,b,c   Jeung, In Seuck ^a,b,c   Yoon, Youngbin ^a,b,c  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (South Korea)

^c AIAA   (United States)

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EID: 0012940327     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.476     Document Type: Article

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