Comparison of hydrogen and hydrocarbon-fueled scramjet engines for orbital insertion

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 365-373

  Tetlow, M R ^a,b,c   Doolan, C J ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b University of South Australia Mawson Lakes Campus   (Australia)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT SIMULATORS; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; MACH NUMBER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

GRAVITATION MODELS; HYDROCARBON-POWERED SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION PARAMETERS; SCRAMJET-POWERED STAGES;

AIRCRAFT ENGINES;

EID: 34248378286     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.24739     Document Type: Article

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