Flow analysis of a solid propellant rocket motor with aft fins

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 194-196

  Chaouat, Bruno ^a,b  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b Energetics Department   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); GEOMETRY; HEAT FLUX; NOZZLES; ROCKET ENGINES; ROTATIONAL FLOW; SOLID PROPELLANTS; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

AFT FINS; CIRCUMFERENTIAL FLOW; EULER EQUATIONS; FLOW ANALYSIS; INVISCID FLOWFIELD; MASS FLOW RATE; NONSYMMETRIC HEAT FLUX; SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET MOTORS; SWIRL FLOW;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 0031096512     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5169     Document Type: Article

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