A model for the performance of air-breathing pulse detonation engines

39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Wintenberger, E ^a   Shepherd, J E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-BREATHING PULSE DETONATION ENGINES; CONTROL VOLUME METHODS; DETONATION INITIATION; FILLING VELOCITIES; INITIAL CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE CALCULATION; STAGNATION PRESSURES; UNSTEADY MASS TRANSFER;

FILLING; GAS DYNAMICS; INLET FLOW; PROPULSION; PULSE DETONATION ENGINES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

DETONATION;

EID: 84897585791     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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