Near-optimal propulsion-system operation for an air-breathing launch vehicle

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 951-956

  Ardema, M D ^a   Bowles, J V ^b   Whittaker, T ^c  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Sterling Software   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; LAUNCHING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXYGEN; ROCKET ENGINES; SPACE FLIGHT;

AIR-BREATHING LAUNCH VEHICLE; ENERGY-STATE MODEL; LIQUID OXYGEN; MACH NUMBER; PROPULSION SYSTEM;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0029408902     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.26714     Document Type: Article

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