Thermal decomposition kinetics of kerosene-based rocket propellants. 3. RP-2 with varying concentrations of the stabilizing additive 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 288-292

  Widegren, Jason A ^a   Bruno, Thomas J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECALIN; FUNCTION OF TIME; INITIAL PRESSURE; LIQUID PHASE; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; REACTION TEMPERATURE; ROCKET PROPELLANTS; STABILIZING ADDITIVES; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TETRAHYDROQUINOLINE; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION KINETICS; THERMAL STABILITY; TRANS-DECAHYDRONAPHTHALENE;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; KEROSENE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIXTURES; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PROPELLANTS; PYROLYSIS; ROCKETS; STAINLESS STEEL;

THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

EID: 78751669456     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef101376k     Document Type: Article

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