Characterization of pintle engine performance for nontoxic hypergolic bipropellants

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 627-635

  Austin, B L ^a,c   Heister, S D ^b,d   Anderson, W E ^b,d  

^a InSpace LLC   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^*  (United States)

^d Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; NOZZLES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLID PROPELLANTS; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

HYPERGOLIC BIPROPELLANTS; HYPERGOLIC ENGINES; PINTLE ENGINE; REPRODUCIBLE IGNITION;

ROCKET ENGINES;

EID: 23244456499     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.7988     Document Type: Article

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