Mesoporous copper oxide as a new combustion catalyst for composite propellants

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 293-298

  De La Fuente, José Luis ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TÉCNICA AEROESPACIAL   (Spain)

^b Energetic Materials Laboratory   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; ADDITIVES; CATALYSTS; COMBUSTION; COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FILLERS; GLASS CERAMICS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; ROCKETS; SOLID PROPELLANTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ALUMINIZED COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS; BURNING RATE CATALYST; COMBUSTION BEHAVIOR; COMBUSTION CATALYST; MESOPOROUS FILLERS; SOLID ROCKET PROPULSION; STRAND BURNER METHODS; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION;

COPPER OXIDES;

EID: 84875710750     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.B34491     Document Type: Article

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