THEORY OF SOLID FUEL ROCKET ENGINES

Abstract

This is a basic text on rocket fuels intended for specialists and engineers. Basic data is drawn from U. S. rocket technology. Covered in the text are: (1) basic fundamentals of rocket fuels, composition, caloricity; (2) progressive burn characteristics; (3) gas flow equations, pressure characteristics; (4) engine tuning; (5) heat shielding; and (6) thrust chamber and atmospheric dependences.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 1968
Accession Number
AD0684023

Entities

People

  • G. Yu. Mazing
  • N. E. Prudnikov
  • Ya. M. Shapiro

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Rockets
  • Thermodynamics

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design