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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780786303321

Titolo

Fundamentals of hybrid rocket combustion and propulsion [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Martin J. Chiaverini, Kenneth K. Kuo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Reston, Va., : American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, c2007

ISBN

1-60086-687-5

1-60086-468-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (665 p.)

Collana

Progress in astronautics and aeronautics ; ; v. 218

Altri autori (Persone)

ChiaveriniMartin J <1968-> (Martin John)

KuoKenneth K

Disciplina

629.47/52

Soggetti

Hybrid propellant rockets

Rocket engines - Combustion

Rockets (Aeronautics) - Fuel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Chapter 1. Overview and History of Hybrid Rocket Propulsion""; ""Chapter 2. Review of Solid-Fuel Regression Rate Behavior in Classical and Nonclassical Hybrid Rocket Motors""; ""Chapter 3. Solid-Fuel Pyrolysis Phenomena and Regression Rate, Part 1: Mechanisms""; ""Chapter 4. Solid-Fuel Pyrolysis Phenomena and Regression Rate, Part 2: Measurement Techniques""; ""Chapter 5. Analytical Models for Hybrid Rockets""; ""Chapter 6. Vortex Injection Hybrid Rockets""

""Chapter 7. High-Speed Flow Effects in Hybrid Rockets""""Chapter 8. Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Hybrid Rocket Flowfields""; ""Chapter 9. Combustion Instability and Transient Behavior in Hybrid Rocket Motors""; ""Chapter 10. Metals, Energetic Additives, and Special Binders Used in Solid Fuels for Hybrid Rockets""; ""Chapter 11. Hydrogen Peroxide, Hydroxyl Ammonium Nitrate, and Other Storable Oxidizers""; ""Chapter 12. Similarity and Scaling Effects in Hybrid Rocket Motors""; ""Chapter 13. Large-Scale Hybrid Motor Testing""

""Chapter 14. Flight Testing of Hybrid-Powered Vehicles""""Chapter 15. Challenges of Hybrid Rocket Propulsion in the 21st Century""; ""Index""