Validation of numerical simulations for Nano-Aluminum composite solid propellants

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1280-1287

  Yan, Allen H ^a,c   Son, Steven F ^a,c   Jackson, Thomas L ^b,c   Venugopal, Prem ^b,d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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

^d GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMBUSTION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SAFETY TESTING; SOLID PROPELLANTS;

AMMONIUM PERCHLORATES; COMBUSTION EFFICIENCIES; COMPOSITE SOLID PROPELLANT; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; HIGH ALUMINUM CONTENT; OPTICAL DIFFRACTIONS; OPTICAL IMAGING TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS;

EID: 84055184773     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.B34233     Document Type: Article

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