Characterization of aerospace vehicle performance and mission analysis using thermodynamic availability

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 904-916

  Riggins, David W ^a,c   Moorhouse, David J ^b,d   Camberos, Jose A ^b,d  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

^d Air Vehicles Directorate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AEROSPACE VEHICLES; ENTROPY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; POTENTIAL ENERGY; PROPULSION; ROCKETS;

AEROSPACE MISSIONS; ENTROPY PRODUCTION; EXTERNAL AERODYNAMICS; MISSION PERFORMANCE; PROPULSION SYSTEM; SINGLE STAGE TO ORBITS; SPECIFIC IMPULSE; SUPERPOSITION PRINCIPLE;

VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77953157750     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.46420     Document Type: Article

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