Combustion of decane-based slurries with metallic fuel additives

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1403-1411

  Beloni, E ^a   Hoffmann, V K ^a   Dreizin, E L ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BINARY ALLOYS; IGNITION; LITHIUM ALLOYS; NANOCOMPOSITES; PARAFFINS; POWDER METALS;

FLAME TEMPERATURES; HYDROCARBON FLAMES; LIQUID FUEL DROPLETS; MECHANICALLY ALLOYED; METALLIC ADDITIVES; METALLIC PARTICLES; SELECTIVE OXIDATION; ULTRASONIC NOZZLE;

FUEL ADDITIVES;

EID: 56249100740     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.28042     Document Type: Conference Paper

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