Investigation of the fuel regression rate dependence on oxidizer injection and chamber pressure in a hybrid rocket

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

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Carmicino, C ^a   Russo Sorge, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN; PROPULSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCKETS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; FUEL MIXTURE RATIO; FUEL REGRESSION RATES; OPERATING CONDITION; OXIDIZER INJECTION; OXYGEN INJECTION; QUASI-STEADY STATE; SOLID FUEL RAMJET;

FUELS;

EID: 85088186621     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-4591     Document Type: Conference Paper

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