Research on the combustion properties of propellants with low content of nano metal powders

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-147

  Jiang, Zhi ^a   Li, Shu Fen ^a   Zhao, Feng Qi ^b   Liu, Zi Ru ^b   Yin, Cui Mei ^b   Luo, Yang ^b   Li, Shang Wen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b XI'AN MODERN CHEMISTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Combustion Properties; Composite Propellant; Nano Aluminum Powders; Nano Nickel Powders

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POWDER METALS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMBUSTION PROPERTIES; COMPOSITE PROPELLANT; NANO ALUMINUM POWDERS; NANO NICKEL POWDERS;

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 33646202985     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200600021     Document Type: Article

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