Performance limits for projectile flight in the ram and external propulsion accelerators

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 583-591

  Rom, J ^a,b,c,d  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Faculty of Aerospace Engineering   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DETONATION; DRAG; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; PROJECTILES; PROPELLANTS; SHOCK WAVES;

CHAPMAN TOUGNET DETONATION VELOCITY; ENERGY BALANCE ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL PROPULSION ACCELERATORS; IN TUBE CHEMICAL ACCELERATORS; RAM ACCELERATORS;

PROPULSION;

EID: 0031232999     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5222     Document Type: Article

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