Propellant vaporization as a criterion for rocket-engine design : calculations using various log-probability distributions of heptane drops

Richard J. Priem
naca-tn-4098
Oct 1957

Calculations were made to determine the vaporization rates of fuel drops in a rocket engine for sprays having various log-probability distributions of n-heptane drops. The rates were also calculated for various engine design and operation parameters.

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