Modeling of combustion and ignition of solid-propellant ingredients

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 497-551

  Beckstead, Merrill W ^a   Puduppakkam, Karthik ^a   Thakre, Piyush ^b   Yang, Vigor ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion and ignition of solid propellants; Combustion modeling; Energetic materials

Indexed keywords

EXPLOSIVES; IGNITION; LASER RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PYROLYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AZIDES; COMBUSTION MODELING; NITRATE ESTERS; SOLID-PROPELLANT INGREDIENTS;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

EID: 36048980520     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pecs.2007.02.003     Document Type: Review

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