Rocket noise propagation

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Noise Control and Acoustics Division (Publication) NCA

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 37-42

  McInerny, S A ^a   Wickiser, J K ^a   Mellen, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b Kildare Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; LAUNCHING; ROCKETS; SHOCK WAVES; THERMAL PLUMES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TRANSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

MACH WAVE PROPAGATION; ROCKET NOISE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 0031382925     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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