Catalytic ignition of methane/hydrogen/oxygen mixtures for microthruster applications

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

Volumn 7, Issue , 2006, Pages 5364-5377

  Mento, Christopher A ^a,c,d   Sung, Chih Jen ^a,c,d   Ibarreta, Alfonso F ^a,c   Schneider, Steven J ^b,d,e  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e On Board Propulsion Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW RATE; HYDROGEN FUELS; IGNITION; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; METHANE;

CATALYTIC IGNITION; MICROPROPULSION; MICROTUBE PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 34249657905     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-4871     Document Type: Conference Paper

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