Analytical methods for predicting grain regression in tactical solid-rocket motors

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 689-692

  Hartfield, Roy ^a,b   Jenkins, Rhonald ^a,b   Burkhalter, John ^a,b   Foster, Winfred ^a,b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; ALGORITHMS; COSINE TRANSFORMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RICCATI EQUATIONS; SET THEORY; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; WHEELS;

GRAIN CONFIGURATIONS; GRAIN REGRESSION; GRAIN-DESIGN-OPTIMIZATION PROCESS; SOLID-ROCKET MOTORS;

ROCKETS;

EID: 4344663143     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.3177     Document Type: Conference Paper

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