Modeling acceleration effects on ram accelerator thrust at high pressure

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 955-958

  Bauer, Pascal ^a,c   Knowlen, C ^b,c,d   Bruckner, A P ^b,c,d  

^a Laboratoire de Combustion et Délonique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^*  (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MACH NUMBER; MODELING ACCELERATION EFFECTS; RAM ACCELERATOR;

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

EID: 26244454964     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.13473     Document Type: Article

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