An experimental study of the effects of catalysts on an ammonium perchlorate based composite propellant using 5kHz PLIF

Combustion and Flame

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1748-1758

  Hedman, Trevor D ^a   Reese, David A ^a   Cho, Kevin Y ^a   Groven, Lori J ^a   Lucht, Robert P ^a   Son, Steven F ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium perchlorate; Catalyst; Composite propellant; Hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene; Ignition delay; Planar laser induced fluorescence

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM PERCHLORATES; BURNING RATE; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; CRYSTAL BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION FLAME; EFFECT OF CATALYST; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GENERAL TRENDS; HYDROXYL-TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENE; IGNITION DELAY; IGNITION DELAY TIME; LONG DISTANCES; MICROSCOPIC IMAGING; PLANAR LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; TRANSITION-METAL OXIDES;

COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS; EXPLOSIVES; HTPB PROPELLANTS; IGNITION; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LASER OPTICS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PROPELLANTS; TRANSITION METALS;

CATALYSTS;

AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE; METAL OXIDE; PERCHLORATE; POLYBUTADIENE; PROPELLANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; COMBUSTION; CRYSTAL; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY; PLANAR LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84857358445     PISSN: 00102180     EISSN: 15562921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2011.11.014     Document Type: Article

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