Assessment of variability in the thermophysical properties of rocket propellant RP-1

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 4383-4394

  Fortin, Tara J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC COMPRESSIBILITY; GENERAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT DATA; MIXTURE MODEL; ROCKET PROPELLANTS; SOUND SPEED; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

ACOUSTIC WAVE VELOCITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; PROPELLANTS;

THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

EID: 84863941689     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef3004009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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