Evaluation of aft skirt length effects on rocket motor base heat using computational fluid dynamics

32nd Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages

  Loh, Hai Tien ^a   Smith Kent, Randall ^a   Perkins, Frederick ^a   Chwalowski, Pawel ^a  

^a Thiokol Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PROPULSION; ROCKET ENGINES;

CAVITY TEMPERATURE; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER RATES; FLIGHT CONDITIONS; GAS RECIRCULATIONS; NAVIER-STOKES SOLVER; NOZZLE EXIT PLANE; SOLID ROCKET MOTORS; TWO-STEP TECHNIQUE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84961960690     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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