Nonlinear heterogeneous model of composite solid-propellant combustion

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1086-1092

  Rasmussen, B ^a,b   Frederick, R A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^b UAH Propulsion Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; HEAT CONDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BECKSTEAD-DERR-PRICE PROPOSITION; NONLINEAR HETEROGENEOUS MODEL; OXIDIZER; THERMAL CAPACITANCE;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

EID: 0036747417     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6038     Document Type: Article

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