Nanocomposite rocket ablative materials: Subscale ablation test

International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition (Proceedings)

Volumn 49, Issue , 2004, Pages 2229-2243

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

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC   (United States)

^d Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablative Materials; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology; Phenolics; Thermal Protection

Indexed keywords

NANOCOMPOSITE ROCKET ABLATIVE MATERIALS (NRAM); NANOPARTICLE LOADINGS; NONTMORILLONITE (MMT) NANOCLAYS; WIDE ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION (WAXD);

ABLATION; AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; CARBON FIBERS; CLAY; LAUNCHING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHENOLIC RESINS; ROCKETS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ABLATIVE MATERIALS;

EID: 23844524229     PISSN: 08910138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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