Characterizing high-energy-density propellants for space propulsion applications

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 65, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 967-986

  Kokan, Timothy S ^a   Olds, John R ^b   Seitzman, Jerry M ^a   Ludovice, Peter J ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b SpaceWorks Engineering Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FORCE FIELD MODELS; FORCE-FIELD APPROACHES; GROUP ADDITIVITY METHODS; HIGH DENSITY; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; HIGH-ENERGY DENSITY MATTER; IN-VEHICLE; INDUSTRY STANDARDS; LAUNCH VEHICLE; LIQUID ROCKET ENGINES; LUNAR LANDER; QUADRICYCLANES; QUANTUM MECHANICAL; SPACE PROPULSIONS; SYSTEM LEVELS; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY;

AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; LAUNCHING; MACHINE DESIGN; MISSILE LAUNCHING SYSTEMS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PROPELLANTS; ROCKET ENGINES; ROCKETS; STANDARDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 68249083789     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.01.064     Document Type: Article

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