Energy distribution and radiative heat loss in electrothermal-chemical (ETC) closed chambers

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 35, Issue 1 PART 1, 1999, Pages 207-212

  Oberle, William ^a   Wren, Gloria ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn rate; Electrothermal chemical; Radiation and solid propellant

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; HEAT LOSSES; RADIATION; SOLID PROPELLANTS;

BURN RATE; ELECTROTHERMAL CHEMICAL CLOSED CHAMBERS; ENERGY DISTRIBUTION; RADIATIVE HEAT LOSS;

PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0032634870     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.738405     Document Type: Article

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