Impulse correlation for partially filled detonation tubes

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 947-950

  Cooper, M ^a,c   Shepherd, J E ^a,c   Schauer, F ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Graduate Aeronautical Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DETONATION; GRAVITATION; HYDROGEN;

DETONATION TUBES; FLOWFIELD ANALYSIS; IMPULSE CORRELATION; THRUST SURFACE;

NOZZLES;

EID: 4944249618     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.4997     Document Type: Article

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