Pyrotechnic countermeasures. III: The influence of oxygen balance of an aromatic fuel on the color ratio of spectral flare compositions

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 365-370

  Koch, Ernst Christian ^a  

^a Diehl BGT Defence GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anthracene; Anthraquinone; Color ratio; Decoy flares; Spectral flare compositions

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; FUELS; OXYGEN; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ANTHRAQUINONE; COLOR RATIO; DECOY FLARES; SPECTRAL FLARE COMPOSITIONS;

ANTHRACENE;

EID: 35948985610     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200700227     Document Type: Article

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