Measurement system for determining solid rocket propellant burning rate using reflection microwave interferometry

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 457-462

  Bozic, Vladica S ^a,b,c   Blagojevic, Djordje Dj ^a,b,c   Anicin, Bozidar A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; INTERFEROMETRY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MICROWAVE REFLECTION INTERFEROMETRY;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

EID: 0031188475     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5197     Document Type: Article

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