Review on Thermal Decomposition of Ammonium Nitrate

Journal of Energetic Materials

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-26

  Chaturvedi, Shalini ^a   Dave, Pragnesh N ^a  

^a Kachchh University   (India)

Author keywords

additive; ammonium nitrate; differential scanning calorimetry (DSC); propellants; thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863904482     PISSN: 07370652     EISSN: 15458822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370652.2011.573523     Document Type: Article

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