Effect of bulk density on reaction propagation in nanothermites and micron thermites

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 465-470

  Pantoya, Michelle L ^a,d   Levitas, Valery I ^b   Granier, John J ^a   Henderson, Jack B ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Netzsch Instruments Inc   (United States)

^d Mechanical Engineering Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION (WAVES); ENERGY TRANSFER; HEAT RADIATION; MIXTURES; MOLYBDENUM OXIDE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

AL-NANOPARTICLES; FLAME PROPAGATION; MICRON-SCALE PARTICLES; MOLYBDENUM TRIOXIDE; OXIDATION MECHANISMS; PARTICLE MIXTURES; SPHERICAL PARTICLE; THERMITE REACTION;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 65649132318     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.36436     Document Type: Article

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