Numerical analysis of a ram accelerator employing two-phase combustion

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 708-717

  Saurel, Richard ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Inst Univ Syst Thermiques I

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETONATING GAS; RAM ACCELERATOR; REACTIVE FLOW; SOLID HYDRAZINE NITRATE PARTICLES;

HYDRAZINE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES; NITRATES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROJECTILES; TWO PHASE FLOW;

COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0030190215     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.24092     Document Type: Article

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