The three-dimensional numerical simulation of aluminized composite solid propellant combustion

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-71

  Wang, X ^a   Hossain, K ^a   Jackson, T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous solid propellants; Level sets; Reacting flows combustion

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; DYNAMICS; HEAT CONDUCTION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SET THEORY; SOLID PROPELLANTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ALUMINIZED SOLID PROPELLANT; LEVEL SETS; PARTICLE DYNAMICS;

COMBUSTION;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; COMBUSTION; DYNAMICS; HEAT CONDUCTION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SET THEORY; SOLID PROPELLANTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 37549054637     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: 17413559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830701395099     Document Type: Article

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