Initiation mechanism of thermally choked combustion in ram accelerators

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 151-153

  Li, Chiping ^a,b   Kailasanath, K ^a,b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Lab Compl Phys and Fluid Dynam   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SHOCK WAVES;

OBTURATORS; RAM ACCELERATORS; THERMAL SHOCK; THERMALLY CHOKED COMBUSTION;

RAMJET ENGINES;

EID: 0032762150     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5404     Document Type: Article

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