Thermochemical erosion analysis for graphite/carbon-carbon rocket nozzles

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 197-205

  Bianchi, Daniele ^a,c   Nasuti, Francesco ^a,c   Onofri, Marcello ^a,c   Martelli, Emanuele ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c Department of Mechanics and Aeronautics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; EROSION; EXPLOSIVES; FORECASTING; GRAPHITE; HEAT CONDUCTION; PROPELLANTS; ROCKET NOZZLES; ROCKETS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE REACTIONS;

EQUILIBRIUM APPROACHES; EQUILIBRIUM MODELING; HETEROGENEOUS CHEMICAL REACTION; LOW SURFACE TEMPERATURE; METALLIZED PROPELLANTS; NON-METALLIZED PROPELLANTS; REYNOLDS AVERAGED NAVIER-STOKES EQUATIONS; THERMO-CHEMICAL EROSION;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 78650971551     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.47754     Document Type: Article

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