Ablation behavior of a three-dimensional carbon/silicon carbide composite nozzle in an ethanol/oxygen combustion gas generator

International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 182-189

  Chen, Bo ^a   Zhang, Litong ^a   Cheng, Laifei ^a   Luan, Xingang ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; FIREPROOFING; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; GAS GENERATORS; NOZZLES; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; ROCKET ENGINES; SILICA; SILICON CARBIDE; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ABLATION MECHANISMS; ABLATION PROPERTIES; ABLATION RATES; CARBON/SILICON CARBIDE COMPOSITES; COMBUSTION GAS GENERATORS; FIRE TESTING; LIQUID ROCKET ENGINES; MASS ABLATIONS; NOZZLE THROATS; OXYGEN COMBUSTIONS;

ABLATION;

EID: 62649089730     PISSN: 1546542X     EISSN: 17447402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7402.2008.02330.x     Document Type: Article

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