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RTOmEDUCATIONALmNOTESmEN-023 AVT-096
Internal Aerodynamics in
m m
mSolid Rocket Propulsion
m m
(L’aérodynamique interne de la propulsion pa
m m m m m
r moteurs-fusées à propergols solides)
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al mCoursemundermthemsponsorshipmof mthemAppliedmVehiclemTechnologymPanel m(
AVT)mandmthemvon mKármán mInstitutemformFluidmDynamicsm(VKI)mpresentedmon
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RTOmEDUCATIONALmNOTESmEN-023 AVT-096
Internal Aerodynamics in
m m
mSolid Rocket Propulsion
m m
(L’aérodynamique interne de la propulsion pa
m m m m m
r moteurs-fusées à propergols solides)
m m m m
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al mCoursemundermthemsponsorshipmof mthemAppliedmVehiclemTechnologymPanel m(
AVT)mandmthemvon mKármán mInstitutemformFluidmDynamicsm(VKI)mpresentedmon
27-31mMaym2002min mRhode-Saint-Genèse,mBelgium.
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ism carried mout mby mTechnicalmTeams,mcreated mformspecificmactivitiesmand mwith ma mspecificmduration.mSuch mTechnicalmTeam
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echnicalmTeamsmismto mensuremthemcontinuity mof mthemexpert mnetworks.
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oremvon mKármán,ma mleadingmaerospacem scientist,m who m early m on m recognised m them importancemof m scientificm support mform t
hemAllied mArmed m Forces.m RTOm ism capitalisingmon mthesemcommon mrootsmin mordermto mprovidemthemAlliancemand mthemNAT
Omnationsmwith ma mstrongmscientificmand mtechnologicalmbasismthat mwillmguaranteema msolid mbasemformthemfuture.
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Copyrightm©mRTO/NATOm2004m
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nformation m Management m Systemsm Branchm ism required m form morem than m onem copy m to m bem madem orm an m extract m includ
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mORGANISATION ORGANISATION
AC/323(AVT-096)TP/70 www.rta.nato.int
RTOmEDUCATIONALmNOTESmEN-023 AVT-096
Internal Aerodynamics in
m m
mSolid Rocket Propulsion
m m
(L’aérodynamique interne de la propulsion pa
m m m m m
r moteurs-fusées à propergols solides)
m m m m
Themmaterial min mthismpublicationmwasmassembledmtomsupportmamRTO/VKImSpeci
al mCoursemundermthemsponsorshipmof mthemAppliedmVehiclemTechnologymPanel m(
AVT)mandmthemvon mKármán mInstitutemformFluidmDynamicsm(VKI)mpresentedmon
27-31mMaym2002min mRhode-Saint-Genèse,mBelgium.
Published mJanuary m2004
DistributionmandmAvailability monmBack mCover
,
,NORTHmATLANTICmTREATY RESEARCHmANDmTECHNOLOGY
mORGANISATION ORGANISATION
AC/323(AVT-096)TP/70 www.rta.nato.int
RTOmEDUCATIONALmNOTESmEN-023 AVT-096
Internal Aerodynamics in
m m
mSolid Rocket Propulsion
m m
(L’aérodynamique interne de la propulsion pa
m m m m m
r moteurs-fusées à propergols solides)
m m m m
Themmaterial min mthismpublicationmwasmassembledmtomsupportmamRTO/VKImSpeci
al mCoursemundermthemsponsorshipmof mthemAppliedmVehiclemTechnologymPanel m(
AVT)mandmthemvon mKármán mInstitutemformFluidmDynamicsm(VKI)mpresentedmon
27-31mMaym2002min mRhode-Saint-Genèse,mBelgium.
, The Research and Technology
m m m m
Organisation (RTO) of NATO m m m
RTOmismthemsinglemfocusmin mNATOmformDefencemResearch mand mTechnology mactivities.mItsmmission mismto mconduct mand mpro
motemco-
operativem research m and m information m exchange.m Them objectivem ism to m support m them development m and m effectivem usem o
f mnationalm defencem research m and m technology m and m to m meet m them military m needsm of m them Alliance,m to m maintain m a m techn
ologicalmlead,mand mto mprovidemadvicemto mNATOmand mnationalmdecision mmakers.mThemRTOmperformsmitsmmission mwith mthe
msupport mof man mextensive mnetwork mof mnationalmexperts.mIt malso mensuresmeffective mco-
ordination mwith mothermNATOmbodiesminvolved min mR&Tmactivities.
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atemcontactsm with m them military m usersm and m otherm NATOm activities,m am smallm part m of m them RTAmstaff m ism located m in m
NATOmHeadquartersmin mBrussels.mThemBrusselsmstaff malso mco-ordinatesmRTO’smco-
operation mwith mnationsmin mMiddlemand mEastern mEurope,mto mwhich mRTOmattachesmparticularmimportancemespecially masmwor
kingmtogethermin mthemfield mof mresearch mismonemof mthemmorempromisingmareasmof mco-operation.
Themtotalmspectrum mof m R&Tmactivitiesm ismcovered mby m themfollowingm7 mbodies:
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• HFM Human m Factorsmand mMedicinemPanel
• IST Information mSystemsmTechnology mPanel
• NMSGm m NATOmModellingmand mSimulation mGroup
• SAS Studies,mAnalysism and mSimulation mPanel
• SCI Systemsm Conceptsm and m Integration mPanel
• SET Sensorsmand mElectronicsmTechnology mPanel
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so mprovidema mcommunication mlink mto mmilitary musersmand mothermNATOmbodies.mRTO’smscientificmand mtechnologicalmwork m
ism carried mout mby mTechnicalmTeams,mcreated mformspecificmactivitiesmand mwith ma mspecificmduration.mSuch mTechnicalmTeam
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echnicalmTeamsmismto mensuremthemcontinuity mof mthemexpert mnetworks.
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up mundermthemAdvisory mGroup mformAerospacemResearch mand mDevelopment m(AGARD)mand mthemDefencemResearch mGroup
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oremvon mKármán,ma mleadingmaerospacem scientist,m who m early m on m recognised m them importancemof m scientificm support mform t
hemAllied mArmed m Forces.m RTOm ism capitalisingmon mthesemcommon mrootsmin mordermto mprovidemthemAlliancemand mthemNAT
Omnationsmwith ma mstrongmscientificmand mtechnologicalmbasismthat mwillmguaranteema msolid mbasemformthemfuture.
Themcontentmofmthismpublication mhasmbeen mreproducedm
directly mfrom mmaterialmsupplied mbymRTOmormthemautho
rs.
Published m January m 2004
Copyrightm©mRTO/NATOm2004m
AllmRightsmReserved
ISBNm 92-837-1103-3
Singlemcopiesmof mthismpublication mormof ma mpart mof mitmmay mbemmademformindividualmusemonly.mThemapprovalmof mthemRTAmI
nformation m Management m Systemsm Branchm ism required m form morem than m onem copy m to m bem madem orm an m extract m includ
ed m in manothermpublication.mRequestsmto mdo mso mshould mbemsent mto mthemaddressmon mthemback mcover.
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