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Summarization on variable liquid thrust rocket engines

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The technology actuality and development trend of variable thrust rocket engines at home and abroad are summarized. Key technologies of developing variable thrust rocket engines are analyzed. Development advices on developing variable thrust rocket engines that are adapted to the situation of our country are brought forward.

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  1. The Second Artillery Engineering Collge, Xi’an, 710025, China

    ChunGuo Yue

  2. National Laboratory of Combustion, Flow and Thermo-structure, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, China

    JinXian Li, Xiao Hou & XiPing Feng

  3. 203 Institute of China North Industries Group Corporation, Xi’an, 710065, China

    ShuJun Yang

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Yue, C., Li, J., Hou, X. et al. Summarization on variable liquid thrust rocket engines. Sci. China Ser. E-Technol. Sci. 52, 2918–2923 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-009-0185-2

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