New decomposition catalysts and characterization techniques for rocket-grade hydrogen peroxide

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 574-579

  Rusek, John J ^a,b,c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OLAC PL RKF

^c NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSAYS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; CHARACTERIZATION; DECOMPOSITION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; OXIDATION; PROPULSION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ROCKET ENGINES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DENSITOMETRY; HYBRID ROCKET SYSTEMS; MONOPROPELLANT THRUSTERS; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; REFRACTOMETRY;

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 0030142241     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.24071     Document Type: Article

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