Numerical analysis for propellant management in rocket tanks

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 76-86

  Himeno, Takehiro ^a,c   Watanabe, Toshinori ^a,c   Konno, Akira ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^c Department of Aeronautics ^*  (Japan)

^d Office of Space Flight and Operations   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; DATA REDUCTION; DEFORMATION; HEAT FLUX; PROPELLANTS; SPECIFIC HEAT; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

INTERNAL ENERGY; PROPELLANT MANAGEMENT; ROCKET TANKS; STATIC PRESSURE;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 12744269299     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4792     Document Type: Article

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