Catalytic decomposition of energetic compounds-Influence of catalyst shape and ceramic substrate

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE 42nd Joint Propulsion Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 2385-2394

  Kappenstein, Charles ^a,c,d   Brahmi, Rachid ^a,e   Amariei, Dan ^a,c   Batonneau, Yann ^a,c,d   Rossignol, Sylvie ^a,c   Joulin, J P ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b CTI Company Céramiques Techniques et Industrielles   (France)

^c Chemistry Department   (France)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e CHOUAIB DOUKKALI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^f CTI Company   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC DECOMPOSITION; GAS GENERATOR; MONOLITHIC REACTORS; SURFACE IMPREGNATION;

ALUMINA; CATALYST ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IONIC LIQUIDS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 34249331314     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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