Correlation of hybrid rocket propellant regression measurements with enthalpy-balance model predictions

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1010-1020

  Eilers, Shannon D ^a,b   Whitmore, Stephen A ^a,b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University Mail Code 4130   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE FUELS; COMBUSTION; ENTHALPY; FORECASTING; FRICTION; NASA; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLYBUTADIENES; PRANDTL NUMBER; PROPELLANTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCKETS; SKIN FRICTION;

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUMS; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; FUEL REGRESSION RATES; HYBRID ROCKET MOTORS; HYDROXYL TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENES; ROCKET PROPULSION; SMALL-SCALE TESTS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 54249136372     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.33804     Document Type: Conference Paper

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