Shock-induced detonation wave driver for enhancing shock tube performance

36th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Stuessy, W S ^a   Lu, F K ^a   Wilson, D R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; DETONATION; ELECTRIC ARCS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; SHOCK TUBES;

DETONATION WAVES; DETONATION-DRIVER; HIGH-PRESSURE ARC; HYPERSONIC ENGINES; MODE OF OPERATIONS; MODES OF OPERATION; TEST ENVIRONMENT; UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS;

COMBUSTION KNOCK;

EID: 84983113695     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-549     Document Type: Conference Paper

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