Oscillatory combustion of fine-AP/HTPB propellants: Disproportionate pyrolysis response

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 867-873

  Hickman, S R ^a   Brewster, M Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COMBUSTION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; LASER APPLICATIONS; OSCILLATIONS; POLYBUTADIENES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PYROLYSIS; ROCKET ENGINES; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMOCOUPLES;

AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE; DISPROPORTIONATE PYROLYSIS RESPONSE; HYDROXYL TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENE PROPELLANTS; LASER EXCITATION; OSCILLATORY COMBUSTION; PECLET NUMBER;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

EID: 0034269663     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5652     Document Type: Article

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