Effect of reaction kinetic schemes on graphiterocket nozzle erosion rates

International Journal of Energetic Materials and Chemical Propulsion

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-90

  Acharya, Ragini ^a   Kuo, Kenneth K ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Convective heat flux; Graphite; High pressure rockets; Nozzle erosion; Reaction kinetics; Turbulent flows

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMBUSTION; COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS; EROSION; GRAPHITE; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETICS; OXIDATION; POLYBUTADIENES; PROPELLANTS; REACTION RATES; ROCKET ENGINES; ROCKET NOZZLES; ROCKETS; SHOCK TUBES; SOLID PROPELLANTS; TRACKING (POSITION); TURBULENT FLOW;

CONVECTIVE HEAT; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; HETEROGENEOUS CHEMICAL REACTION; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH PRESSURE SHOCK TUBES; NOZZLE EROSION; POLYBUTADIENE COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS; PROPULSIVE PERFORMANCE;

REACTION KINETICS;

EID: 78651538361     PISSN: 2150766X     EISSN: 21507678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJEnergeticMaterialsChemProp.v9.i1.50     Document Type: Article

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