Summary of approximate technique for predicting microwave attenuation from propellant composition for given motor configuration and missile trajectory; solution involves calculations of electron density and collision frequency and knowledge of microwave frequency; prediction of electron density requires treatment of effects of thermal ionization of alkali metals, detachment and recombination processes during nozzle expansion, inviscid plume expansion, plume-air mixing, afterburning, and missile velocity and altitude; collision frequency is calculated using existing techniques and data.
Prediction of microwave attenuation characteristics of rocket exhausts
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 3 , n 3
1966
8 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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