High ram acceleration using open-base projectile

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 190-195

  Hamate, Yuichiro ^a   Sasoh, Akihiro ^a   Takayama, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC LAUNCHERS; IGNITION; PRESSURE; PROJECTILES; PROPELLANTS; VELOCITY;

OPEN BASE PROJECTILE; RAM ACCELERATOR;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037358307     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6117     Document Type: Article

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