Comparison of laser- and pressure-driven thrust response of HMX

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1218-1226

  Kudva, Gautam N ^a   Litzinger, Thomas A ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; ESTIMATION; HEAT FLUX; LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CYCLOTETRAMETHYLENE TETRANITRAMINE; LASER SUPPORTED COMBUSTION; STEADY STATE TEMPERATURE; THRUST RESPONSE FUNCTION;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0036866793     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6056     Document Type: Article

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