An investigation of the performance of a boron/potassium-nitrate based pyrotechnic igniter

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 311-317

  Ulas, Abdullah ^a   Risha, Grant A ^b   Kuo, Kenneth K ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron; Igniter; Potassium Nitrate; Pyrotechnics; Vented Bomb

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; DATA REDUCTION; GAS GENERATORS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MASS FRACTION; POTASSIUM NITRATE; PYROTECHNIC IGNITERS; VENTED BOMBS;

IGNITION SYSTEMS;

EID: 33748469901     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200600047     Document Type: Article

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