Reflected shock ignition and combustion of aluminum and nanocomposite thermite powders

Combustion Science and Technology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 457-476

  Bazyn, T ^a   Glumac, N ^a   Krier, H ^a   Ward, T S ^b   Schoenitz, M ^b   Dreizin, E L ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ignition; Nanothermites; Shock tube

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; IGNITION; OXIDATION; PHOTOMETRY; PYROMETRY; SHOCK TUBES;

ALUMINUM POWDERS; NANOCOMPOSITE THERMITE POWDERS; NANOTHERMITES; RADIATION INTENSITY;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33845772122     PISSN: 00102202     EISSN: 1563521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00102200600637261     Document Type: Article

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