Nonlinear stability testing of full-scale tactical motors

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 356-366

  Blomshield, F S ^a,c   Mathes, H B ^a   Crump, J E ^a   Beiter, C A ^a   Beckstead, M W ^b,c  

^a NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^b Brigham Young University   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COMBUSTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; OSCILLATIONS; OXIDES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SMOKE; SOLID PROPELLANTS; STABILITY; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ACOUSTIC PULSING; AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE; ZIRCONIUM CARBIDE;

ROCKET ENGINES;

EID: 0031144572     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5192     Document Type: Article

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