Experimental investigation of a vortex-driven high-regression rate hybrid rocket engine

34th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Knuth, William H ^a   Quavering, Martin J ^a   Gramer, Daniel J ^a   Sauer, J Arthur ^a  

^a Orbital Technologies Corporation (ORBITEC )   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINES; FUELS; PROPULSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROCKETS; SWIRLING FLOW; VISUALIZATION;

COMBUSTION BEHAVIOR; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HYBRID ROCKET ENGINES; INJECTION TECHNIQUES; LOCAL REGRESSION; MIXTURE RATIO CONTROL; OPERATING CONDITION;

VORTEX FLOW;

EID: 85088192661     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-3348     Document Type: Conference Paper

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