Coupled analysis of flow and surface ablation in carbon-carbon rocket nozzles

40th AIAA Thermophysics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Bianchi, Daniele ^a   Nasuti, Francesco ^a   Martelli, Emanuele ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CARBON; HEAT CONDUCTION; PROPELLANTS; ROCKETS; SURFACE REACTIONS;

ALUMINUM CONTENTS; CHAMBER PRESSURE; COUPLED ANALYSIS; HETEROGENEOUS CHEMICAL REACTION; OPERATING CONDITION; OXIDIZING SPECIES; SOLID ROCKET MOTORS; SURFACE ABLATION;

ROCKET NOZZLES;

EID: 78049376804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-3912     Document Type: Conference Paper

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