Thermal decomposition kinetics of kerosene-based rocket propellants. 2. RP-2 with three additives

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 5523-5528

  Bruno, Thomas J ^a   Widegren, Jason A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; DECOMPOSITION REACTION; FUNCTION OF TIME; LIQUID PHASE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; ROCKET PROPELLANTS; STABILIZING ADDITIVES; TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENES; TETRAHYDROQUINOLINE; TETRALINS; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION KINETICS; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS; THERMAL STABILITY;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL; NAPHTHALENE; PHOTORESISTS; PYROLYSIS; STAINLESS STEEL; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

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EID: 72449168455     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef900577k     Document Type: Article

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