Enhanced convective heat transfer in nongas generating nanoparticle thermites

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 132, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Dean, S W ^a   Pantoya, M L ^a   Gash, A E ^b   Stacy, S C ^a   Hope Weeks, L J ^c  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CuO; DSC; enhanced convection; flame propagation; flame speeds; gas generation; nano aluminum; nanocomposites; NiO; peak pressures; reaction mechanisms; TGA; thermites; XRD

Indexed keywords

CUO; DSC; ENHANCED CONVECTION; FLAME PROPAGATION; FLAME SPEEDS; GAS GENERATION; NANOALUMINUM; NIO; PEAK PRESSURES; REACTION MECHANISMS; TGA; THERMITES; XRD;

ALUMINA; DISPERSION (WAVES); FLAMMABILITY; GAS GENERATORS; GASES; HEAT CONVECTION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL OXIDE; OXIDATION; REACTION RATES;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 79952080342     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001933     Document Type: Article

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