Estimation of flow properties of gelled fuels with regard to propulsion systems

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-121

  Madlener, Klaus ^a,b   Ciezki, Helmut K ^a,c  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b Institute of Space Propulsion   (Germany)

^c Institute of Space Propulsion   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELATION; LAMINAR FLOW; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PROPULSION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; ROCKETS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR THINNING; YIELD STRESS;

CRITICAL REYNOLDS NUMBER; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBER; EXTENDED VERSIONS; FLOW PROPERTIES; HERSCHEL-BULKLEY EQUATIONS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH; PROPULSION SYSTEM;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84855943444     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.50422     Document Type: Article

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