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.


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    Title :

    Prediction of microwave attenuation characteristics of rocket exhausts


    Additional title:

    J Spacecraft Rockets


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    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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