Numerical investigation of twin-nozzle rocket plume phenomenology

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 178-186

  Ebrahimi, Houshang B ^a   Levine, Jay ^b   Kawasaki, Alan ^c  

^a ARNOLD ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTERBURNERS (ENGINE); COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NOZZLES; PROPULSION; REACTION KINETICS; THERMAL PLUMES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENCE; TWO PHASE FLOW;

GENERALIZED IMPLICIT FLOW SOLVER; INTERNOZZLE GEOMETRIC SPACING; MISSILE BODY EFFECT; ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEMS; SHOCK STRUCTURE; TURBULENT VISCOSITY;

ROCKET ENGINES;

EID: 0033898161     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5572     Document Type: Article

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