Obturator and detonation experiments in the subdetonative ram accelerator

Shock Waves

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 181-191

  Schultz, E ^a   Knowlen, C ^a   Bruckner, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Detonation; Obturator; Piston; Ram accelerator; Starting process; Unstart

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041404165     PISSN: 09381287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001930050153     Document Type: Article

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