Experimental characterization of a 5 N hydrogen peroxide monopropellant thruster prototype

Collection of Technical Papers - 43rd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages 4441-4456

  Pasini, A ^a,d,e,f   Torre, L ^a,e,f   Romeo, L ^a,e,f   Cervone, A ^a,e,f   D'Agostino, L ^a,d,f   Musker, Antony J ^b,f,g   Saccoccia, Giorgio ^c,f  

^a ALTA SpA   (Italy)

^b DELTACAT Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e Alta SpA   (Italy)

^f AIAA   (United States)

^g DELTACAT Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC BEDS; EQUAL GEOMETRIC ENVELOPE; EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY; MONOPROPELLANT ROCKETS;

CATALYSTS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PROPELLANTS; SPACE RESEARCH; THERMAL STRESS;

THRUST REVERSAL;

EID: 36749072100     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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