Microstructure effects in aluminized solid rocket propellants

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 724-733

  DeLuca, L T ^a,d   Galfetti, L ^a,d   Colombo, G ^a,d   Maggi, F ^a,d   Bandera, A ^a,d   Babuk, V A ^b,e   Sinditskii, V P ^c,f  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b BALTIC STATE TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c MENDELEEV UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY OF RUSSIA   (Russian Federation)

^d Space Propulsion and Nanoenergetics Laboratory ^*  (Italy)

^e Department of Space Vehicles and Rocket Motors   (Russian Federation)

^f Department of Chemical Engineering ^*  (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS; EXPLOSIVES; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYBUTADIENES; POWDERS; ROCKETS;

ALUMINUM FORMULATION; AMMONIUM PERCHLORATES; CONDENSED COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; HYDROXYL TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENES; MAIN CONTROLLING FACTORS; MICROSTRUCTURE EFFECTS; PRESSURE SENSITIVITIES; SOLID ROCKET PROPELLANT;

HTPB PROPELLANTS;

EID: 77954917944     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.45262     Document Type: Article

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