Review of propulsion applications of detonation waves

AIAA journal

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1698-1708

  Kailasanath, K ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETONATION; FUEL INJECTION; SHOCK WAVES;

DETONATION THRUSTERS; DETONATION WAVES; LASER-SUPPORTED DETONATIONS; PULSED DETONATIONS; RAM ACCELERATORS; SHOCK-INDUCED DETONATIONS;

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 0034275520     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.1156     Document Type: Article

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