Analysis of thermal radiation from burning aluminium in solid propellants

Combustion Theory and Modelling

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 389-411

  Harrison, J ^a   Brewster, M Q ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminised solid propellants; Aluminium radiation; Burning aluminium; Spectral intensity model; Thermal emission

Indexed keywords

ALUMINISED SOLID PROPELLANTS; ALUMINIUM RADIATION; BURNING ALUMINIUM; SPECTRAL INTENSITY MODEL; THERMAL EMISSION;

ALUMINUM; BOILING POINT; DROP FORMATION; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; LIQUID METALS; METAL ANALYSIS; SMOKE; SOLID PROPELLANTS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

EID: 58149190190     PISSN: 13647830     EISSN: 17413559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13647830802684318     Document Type: Article

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