Combined rocket and airbreathing propulsion systems for space-launch applications

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 605-612

  Daines, Russell ^a,c,d   Segal, Conn ^b,e  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Mechanical Engineering Department   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Mechanics E ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ENGINES; COMBUSTION; LAUNCHING; ROCKET ENGINES;

AIRBREATHING PROPULSION SYSTEM; COMBINED CYCLE PROPULSION SYSTEM;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0032165786     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5352     Document Type: Article

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