Hydrogen peroxide - From bridesmaid to bride

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue SP-635, 2006, Pages

  Musker, A J ^a,b   Rusek, J J ^c,d   Kappenstein, C ^e   Roberts, G T ^b  

^a DELTACAT Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Swift Enterprises Ltd   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETONATION HAZARDS; FREEZING POINT; ROCKET PROPELLANTS;

CONTAMINATION; DETONATION; FREEZING; IGNITION; PROPELLANTS; ROCKETS; STABILITY;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

EID: 80054877349     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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