Computer model of aluminum agglomeration on burning surface of composite solid propellant

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 728-736

  Srinivas, Vishai ^a,b   Chakravarthy, Satyanarayanan R ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ALGORITHMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOLID PROPELLANTS;

AGGLOMERATE SIZE; AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE; BURNING SURFACE; LEADING-EDGE FLAMELETS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 34547804725     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.24797     Document Type: Article

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