Fabrication and erosion studies of C-SiC composite Jet Vanes in solid rocket motor exhaust

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2425-2431

  Kumar, Suresh ^a   Kumar, Anil ^a   Sampath, K ^b   Bhanu Prasad, V V ^c   Chaudhary, J C ^a   Gupta, A K ^d   Rohini Devi, G ^a  

^a ADVANCED SYSTEMS LABORATORY   (India)

^b Defence Research and Development Laboratory ^*  (India)

^c DEFENCE METALLURGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Composites; Microstructure final; SiC; SRM; Structural application

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA PARTICLES; C-SIC COMPOSITE; EROSION RATES; EROSION RESISTANCE; HIGH SHEAR; JET VANE; LEADING EDGE; LIQUID SILICON INFILTRATION; MATRIX; MICROSTRUCTURE-FINAL; RESIDUAL SILICON; SIC; SOLID ROCKET MOTORS; SRM; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; THERMO-OXIDATIVE;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS; EROSION; ROCKET ENGINES; ROCKETS; SILICA; SOLID PROPELLANTS;

SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 79960412962     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.06.007     Document Type: Article

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