Measurement system for determining solid propellant burning rate using transmission microwave interferometry

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 421-428

  Bozic, Vladica S ^a,b   Blagojevic, Djordje D ^a,b   Anicin, Bozidar A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Infinity   (SCG)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DATA REDUCTION; INTERFEROMETRY; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SOLID PROPELLANTS;

AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE; TRANSMISSION MICROWAVE INTERFEROMETRY;

ROCKET ENGINES;

EID: 0032120866     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5318     Document Type: Article

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