Unsteady effects on ram accelerator operation at elevated fill pressures

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 801-810

  Bundy, C ^a,b   Knowlen, C ^a,c   Bruckner, A P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Department of Aeronautics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATAPULTS (AIRCRAFT LAUNCHERS); COMBUSTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MIXTURES; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROPELLANTS; RAMJET ENGINES; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

ELEVATED FILL PRESSURES; MACH NUMBER; RAM ACCELERATOR OPERATION; UNSTEADY EFFECTS;

PROJECTILES;

EID: 4944252333     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.12550     Document Type: Article

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