Mechanism and kinetics of the thermal decomposition of cyclic nitramines

Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-269

  Ermolin, N E ^b   Zarko, V E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL KINETICS AND COMBUSTION   (Russian Federation)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031353599     PISSN: 00105082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02671865     Document Type: Article

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