Direct numerical simulation of solid propellant combustion in crossflow

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 460-469

  McDonald, Brian A ^a   Menon, Suresh ^b,c  

^a Stone Engineering   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PYROLYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCKET ENGINES; THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CROSSFLOW; PYROLYSIS RATES; SOLID ROCKET MOTORS (SRM); STATIC PRESSURE;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

EID: 19644362373     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.10049     Document Type: Article

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