Comparing hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene as hybrid rocket fuels

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 582-592

  Whitmore, Stephen A ^a,b   Peterson, Zachary W ^a,b   Eilers, Shannon D ^a,b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTADIENE; DEPOSITION; FUELS; FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING; HYBRID MATERIALS; LAYERED MANUFACTURING; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLYBUTADIENES; POLYOLS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; ROCKETS;

ACRYLONITRILE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE; EQUILIBRIUM CHEMISTRY; HYBRID ROCKET MOTORS; HYBRID ROCKETS; HYDROXYL TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENES; HYDROXYL-TERMINATED POLYBUTADIENE; NITROUS OXIDE; STOCK MATERIALS;

STYRENE;

EID: 84878340421     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.B34382     Document Type: Article

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