Scale-up tests of high regression rate paraffin-based hybrid rocket fuels

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1037-1045

  Karabeyoglu, Arif ^b   Zilliac, Greg ^c   Cantwell, Brian J ^b   Dezilwa, Shane ^c   Castellucci, Paul ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 496 Lomita Mall   (United States)

^c NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT FUELS; COMBUSTION; FLUXES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OXIDATION; PARAFFINS; PHASE INTERFACES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS; HYBRID FUELS; PARAFFIN-BASED HYBRID ROCKET FUELS; REGRESSION RATE;

ROCKET ENGINES;

EID: 10244247750     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.3340     Document Type: Article

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