Reacting flow simulation for a large-scale ram accelerator

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-69

  Nusca, Michael J ^a,b   Kruczynskit, David L ^a,b  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEATING; HYDROCARBONS; INERT GASES; MIXTURES; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; REACTION KINETICS; SHOCK WAVES; SUPERSONIC FLOW; VELOCITY;

LARGE SCALE RAM ACCELERATOR; OBTURATOR; OXIDIZER; PROJECTILE; REACTING IN BORE FLOWFIELD; VISCOUS HEATING;

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0029679236     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.23991     Document Type: Article

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