Navier-stokes simulation of graphite nozzle erosion under a wide range of pressure conditions

47th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bianchi, Daniele ^a   Nasuti, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; BOUNDARY LAYERS; EROSION; EXHAUST GASES; GRAPHITE; HEAT CONDUCTION; METALLIZING; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; PROPULSION; RELUCTANCE MOTORS; ROCKETS; SURFACE REACTIONS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HETEROGENEOUS CHEMICAL REACTION; NAVIER STOKES SIMULATION; NAVIER-STOKES FLOW SOLVER; NON-METALLIZED PROPELLANTS; PRESSURE CONDITIONS; SOLID ROCKET MOTORS; THERMOCHEMICAL ABLATIONS;

ROCKET NOZZLES;

EID: 85088755886     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2011-6134     Document Type: Conference Paper

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