Time-resolved fuel-grain port diameter measurement in hybrid rockets

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 684-689

  De Zilwa, Shane ^a,c   Zilliac, Gregory ^a   Reinath, Michael ^a   Karabeyoglu, Arif ^b,d  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d Department of Aeronautics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; PARAFFIN WAXES; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCKETS;

CHAMBER VOLUME; FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT; FUEL REGRESSION; MASS FLUX;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

EID: 3843138299     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.2188     Document Type: Article

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