Characterizing high-energy-density propellants for space propulsion applications

Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 727-740

  Kokan, Timothy S ^a,c   Olds, John R ^b,d   Seitzman, Jerry M ^a,c   Ludovico, Peter J ^a,e  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b SpaceWorks Engineering Inc ^*  (United States)

^c School of Aerospace Engineering

^d School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering ^*

^e School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; ENGINES; LAUNCH VEHICLES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROPELLANTS; QUANTUM THEORY; ROCKETS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

DESIGN ENVIRONMENT; FORCE-FIELD APPROACHES; GROUP ADDITIVITY METHODS; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; HIGH-ENERGY DENSITY MATTER; LIQUID ROCKET ENGINES; MOLECULAR DYNAMIC CALCULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 56249086501     PISSN: 08878722     EISSN: 15336808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.31164     Document Type: Article

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