Combustion characteristics of gel fuels

Combustion science and technology

Volumn 156, Issue 1-6, 2000, Pages 139-157

  Nachmoni, Gad ^a   Natan, Benveniste ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GELS; PRESSURE; PROPELLANTS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VAPORIZATION;

CONDENSED PHASE FUEL COMBUSTION; GEL PROPELLANTS; HEAT OF VAPORIZATION; OXYGEN MASS FRACTION;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0033659730     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200008947300     Document Type: Article

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