Rheological and thermal behavior of gelled hydrocarbon fuels

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 151-161

  Arnold, R ^a,b   Santos, P H S ^a,c   Campanella, O H ^a,c   Anderson, W E ^a,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purdue University   (United States)

^c Texas A M University   (United States)

^d Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GELS; HYDROCARBONS; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; PROPULSION; ROCKETS; SILICA; VAPORIZATION; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

HEAT OF VAPORIZATION; HERSCHEL-BULKLEY MODEL; INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS; RHEOLOGICAL BEHAVIORS; ROCKET PROPULSION SYSTEMS; STORAGE AND LOSS MODULUS; THIXOTROPIC BEHAVIOR; VISCOELASTIC PROPERTIES;

GELATION;

EID: 78650983139     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.48936     Document Type: Article

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