Simultaneous pressure and optical measurements of nanoaluminum thermites: Investigating the reaction mechanism

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 467-472

  Sullivan, K ^a,b   Zachariah, M R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COPPER OXIDES; MIXTURES; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

GASEOUS OXIDIZER; METASTABLE INTERMOLECULAR COMPOSITES; OPTICAL EMISSIONS; OPTICAL MEASUREMENT; OXYGENATED ENVIRONMENTS; RATE-LIMITING STEPS; REACTION MECHANISM; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

HEMATITE;

EID: 77952569334     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.45834     Document Type: Article

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