Combustion behavior of highly energetic thermites: Nano versus micron composites

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-62

  Pantoya, Michelle L ^a   Granier, John J ^a  

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

Author keywords

Combustion Velocity; DSC; High Speed Video; Ignition Delay Time; Micro Size Particles; Nano Particles; Thermites

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DATA REDUCTION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FLAME RESEARCH; IGNITION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOGRAPHY; REACTION KINETICS;

COMBUSTION VELOCITY; DSC; HIGH SPEED VIDEO; IGNITION DELAY TIME; MICRO-SIZE PARTICLES; THERMITES;

EXPLOSIVES;

EID: 25444433054     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200400085     Document Type: Conference Paper

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