Efficient solid rocket propulsion for access to space

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 66, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 1563-1573

  Maggi, Filippo ^a   Bandera, Alessio ^a   Galfetti, Luciano ^a   De Luca, Luigi T ^a   Jackson, Thomas L ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Aluminum; Heterogeneity; Pair correlation; Solid propulsion

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATE SIZES; ALUMINIZED SOLID PROPELLANTS; CURRENT TRENDS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; MATERIAL MICROSTRUCTURES; MODEL-BASED; MULTI-PHASE MEDIUM; PAIR CORRELATION; PAIR CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; PAIR CORRELATIONS; PROPULSION SYSTEM; SAFETY ISSUES; SOLID PROPULSION; SOLID ROCKET PROPULSION; SPACE LAUNCH; SPECIFIC IMPULSE; STATISTICAL DESCRIPTORS;

AGGLOMERATION; ALUMINUM; ROCKETS; SOLID PROPELLANTS;

SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

EID: 77949912617     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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