Computational model of the freezing of jet fuel

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 356-367

  Atkins, Daniel L ^a,c   Ervin, Jamie S ^a,d   Saxena, Amit ^b,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Clinical Microbiology and Virology Laboratories   (United States)

^e Software Division

^f ESI GROUP   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENTHALPY; FREEZING; GRAVITATION; JET AIRCRAFT; LOW TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROSITY; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOELASTICITY;

BUOYANCY-DRIVEN FLOW; FLOW RESISTANCE; FREEZING PROCESS; JET FUEL;

AIRCRAFT FUELS;

EID: 15944373952     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.6974     Document Type: Article

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