Metrology & Measurement Technology, Volume. 45, Issue 1, 65(2025)
Research status and prospects of unsteady parameter testing techniques for pulse detonation enhanced engines
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Longxi ZHENG, Zhen YANG, Dingding WANG, Jie LU. Research status and prospects of unsteady parameter testing techniques for pulse detonation enhanced engines[J]. Metrology & Measurement Technology, 2025, 45(1): 65
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