Numerical analysis of cavitating flows in rocket turbopump elements

37th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Athavale, M M ^a   Singha, A K ^a  

^a CFD RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; IMPELLERS; PROPULSION; ROCKETS; TURBINE PUMPS;

CENTRIFUGAL IMPELLER; NONCONDENSIBLE GAS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PARAMETRIC SOLUTIONS; PARAMETRIC VARIATION; PRESSURE INCREASE; RAYLEIGH-PLESSET EQUATION; TRANSPORT EQUATION;

CAVITATION;

EID: 85085776391     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-3400     Document Type: Conference Paper

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