Propulsive performance of airbreathing pulse detonation engines

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1188-1203

  Ma, Fuhua ^a,b,c   Choi, Jeong Yeol ^a,b   Yang, Vigor ^a,b,c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETONATION; INTAKE SYSTEMS; NOZZLES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SUPERSONIC FLOW; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; MACH NUMBER; PULSE DETONATION ENGINES;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 33845462035     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.21755     Document Type: Article

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