Optimization of ram accelerator systems design

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 269-277

  Wang, Xiaojian ^a,b   Spiegler, Elyeser ^a   Timnat, Yaakov M ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONSTRAINT THEORY; HYPERSONIC FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXTURES; OPTIMIZATION; PROJECTILES; VISCOSITY OF GASES;

INVISCID FLOW; MULTISTAGE LAUNCHER; RAM ACCELERATOR;

MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEMS;

EID: 0033871464     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5565     Document Type: Article

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