Numerical analysis of deterioration in heat transfer to near-critical rocket propellants

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 297-314

  Pizzarelli, M ^a   Urbano, A ^a   Nasuti, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHAMBER PRESSURE; CODE VALIDATION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOW IN CHANNELS; FLOW PREDICTION; HEAT TRANSFER DETERIORATION; HEATED TUBES; HYDROGEN FLOW; METHANE FLOW; NEAR-CRITICAL CONDITIONS; NEAR-CRITICAL FLUIDS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PSEUDO-CRITICAL TEMPERATURE; REGENERATIVE COOLING; ROCKET PROPELLANTS; ROCKET THRUST; SUPERCRITICAL PRESSURES; WALL HEAT FLUX;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETERIORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; LIQUIDS; METHANATION; METHANE; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; ROCKETS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 77951230484     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10407780903583016     Document Type: Article

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