Evaluation of the performance of supersonic exhaust diffuser using scaled down models

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-229

  Annamalai, K ^a   Visvanathan, K ^a   Sriramulu, V ^b   Bhaskaran, K A ^b  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXHAUST SYSTEMS (ENGINE); NOZZLES; ROCKET ENGINES; SPECIFIC HEAT OF GASES; SUPERSONIC FLOW; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

HIGH ALTITUDE TEST (HAT); SUPERSONIC EXHAUST DIFFUSERS;

DIFFUSERS (FLUID);

DIFFUSER; EXHAUST; SUPERSONIC FLOW;

EID: 0032123465     PISSN: 08941777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-1777(98)00002-8     Document Type: Article

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