Chemiresistor sensors based on conducting polymers for hypergolic propellants and acidic vapors of rocket exhaust plumes - A review

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 176-189

  Selvakumar, Subramanian ^a   Somanathan, Narayanasastri ^b   Reddy, Kami Audisesha ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b CENTRAL LEATHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acidic vapors of rocket exhaust plume; Chemiresistor sensors; Conducting polymers; Hypergolic propellant vapors; Interdigitated array electrode

Indexed keywords

CHEMIRESISTOR SENSORS; EXHAUST PLUMES; HYPERGOLIC PROPELLANTS; INTERDIGITATED ARRAY ELECTRODES; MINIMUM DETECTABLE LIMITS; MIXED OXIDES OF NITROGENS; POLYMER-COATED FABRICS; UNSYMMETRICAL DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; EXPLOSIVES; HYDRAZINE; LIQUID PROPELLANTS; PROPELLANTS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; ROCKET ENGINES; ROCKETS; SENSORS; THERMAL PLUMES;

VAPORS;

EID: 84876250823     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.201200103     Document Type: Review

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