Thermal and catalytic decomposition of HNF and HAN-based propellants

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue 557, 2004, Pages 113-118

  Courthéoux, Laurence ^a   Amariei, Dan ^a   Rossignol, Sylvie ^a   Kappenstein, Charles ^a   Pillet, Nicolas ^b   Ford, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b CNES   (France)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETHERS; HYDRAZINE; OXIDATION; POSITIVE IONS; SINTERING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BATCH REACTORS; CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; HAN-BASED PROPELLANTS; HYDRAZINIUM CATIONS;

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 22144477239     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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