Table of Contents

1. Preface
2. Acknowledgments
3. Acronyms and Abbreviations
4. Chapter 1. Introduction
5. Chapter 2. Terms and Definitions
6. Chapter 3. Mechanisms of Transition from Noise to High-Frequency Oscillations or to Noise at a New Level
7. Chapter 4. Uncertainty in Conversion of Propellant to Combustion Products
8. Chapter 5. Studies of Operating Process Stability at Various Stages of Combustor Development
9. Chapter 6. Quantitative Characteristics for Estimating Stability of LRE Combustion Chambers and Gas Generators
10. Chapter 7. Acoustic Study of Combustion Chamber Stability Characteristics
11. Chapter 8. Determination of Stability of Oscillations from Natural Disturbances
12. Chapter 9. Evaluation of LRE Process Stability by use of Artificial Pressure Disturbances
13. Chapter 10. Model Firing Tests for Selection of Injector Head Elements
14. Chapter 11. Estimation of Operating Process Stability from Pressure Oscillation Decrements
15. Chapter 12. Test Results for Pulsing Liquid-Liquid Chambers
16. Chapter 13. Stability of Gas-Liquid Combustion Chambers
17. Chapter 14. Gas-Liquid Combustion-Chamber Tests for Stability to Hard Excitation
18. Chapter 15. Injector Head for RD-170 Engine Combustion Chamber
19. Chapter 16. Stability Characteristics of Engines with Adjustable Injectors
20. Chapter 17. Control of Stability in Production of Proton Engine
21. References
22. Bibliography
23. Index
24. Supporting Materials