Applications of detonations to propulsion: A review

37th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Kailasanath, K ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AIRCRAFT ENGINES; COMBUSTION KNOCK; PROPULSION;

CONSTANT PRESSURES; LASER-SUPPORTED DETONATIONS; OBLIQUE DETONATION WAVES; PROPULSION APPLICATIONS; RAM ACCELERATOR; SHOCK INDUCED;

DETONATION;

EID: 84982317973     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-1067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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