Performance of a monopropellant thruster prototype using advanced hydrogen peroxide catalytic beds

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1291-1299

  Torre, L ^a   Pasini, A ^a   Romeo, L ^a   Cervone, A ^a   D'agostino, L ^b,c  

^a Alta SpA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Aerospace Engineering Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MONOPROPELLANTS; OXIDATION; PEROXIDES; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CATALYTIC BEDS; COMMERCIAL CATALYST; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DECOMPOSITION; MONOPROPELLANT THRUSTERS; PROPULSIVE PERFORMANCE; REACTOR CONFIGURATION; SINGLE SAMPLE; SPACE PROPULSIONS;

CATALYSTS;

EID: 72949099484     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.44354     Document Type: Article

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