Design and use of a batch reactor for catalytic decomposition of propellants

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-219

  Eloirdi, Rachel ^a   Rossignol, Sylvie ^a   Kappenstein, Charles ^b   Duprez, Daniel ^a   Pillet, Nicolas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c CNES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; HYDRAZINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; COMPUTERIZED BATCH REACTOR; MONOPROPELLANTS;

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 0037359579     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.6120     Document Type: Article

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