An investigation of novel metal complexes as composite propellant burn rate modifiers

44th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Gilbert, Peter D ^a,b   Zaseck, Chris R ^a,c   Nazario, Roberto L ^a,b   Son, Steven F ^a,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHELATION; COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS; COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS; METAL COMPLEXES; METAL FOAMS; SOLID PROPELLANTS; TRANSITION METALS;

ARGON ATMOSPHERES; BURNING RATE MODIFIER; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CATALYTIC TRANSITION METALS; ENERGETIC ADDITIVES; EQUILIBRIUM CALCULATION; GASEOUS PRODUCTS; SPECIFIC IMPULSE;

IRON OXIDES;

EID: 77957848028     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2008-5260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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