Pyrolysis behavior of hybrid-rocket solid fuels under rapid heating conditions

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 888-895

  Chiaverini, Martin J ^a,c   Harting, George C ^a   Lu, Yeu Cherng ^a,d   Kuo, Kenneth K ^a   Peretz, Arie ^a,e   Jones, H Stephen ^b   Wygle, Brian S ^b   Arves, Joseph P ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michoud Assembly Facility   (United States)

^c Orbital Technologies Corporation   (United States)

^d Primex Aerospace Company   (United States)

^e RAFAEL   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETERS; POLYBUTADIENES; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HYBRID ROCKET FUELS; HYDROXYL-TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENES; RAPID CONDUCTIVE HEATING METHOD;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

EID: 0033226046     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5512     Document Type: Article

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