Nanocomposite rocket ablative materials: Processing, characterization, and performance

International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings)

Volumn 48 I, Issue , 2003, Pages 1156-1170

  Koo, J H ^a   Stretz, H ^b   Bray, A ^c   Weispfenning, J ^d   Luo, Z P ^a   Wootan, W ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Syst/Materials Research Consultancy   (United States)

^d CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablative Material; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticle; Phenolic; Rocket Nozzle Material

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITE ROCKET ABLATIVE MATERIALS (NRAM); NANOPARTICLES; ROCKET NOZZLE MATERIAL;

ABLATION; ABLATIVE MATERIALS; DISPERSIONS; EROSION; INSULATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NOZZLES; PHENOLIC RESINS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ROCKETS;

EID: 0842333102     PISSN: 08910138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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