Thermal stability of RP-2 as a function of composition: The effect of linear, branched, and cyclic alkanes

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5138-5143

  Widegren, Jason A ^a   Bruno, Thomas J ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC PEAKS; COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; CYCLIC ALKANES; DECOMPOSITION KINETICS; DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS; FLAME IONIZATION DETECTION; ROCKET PROPELLANTS; SIMILAR DATUM;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MIXTURES; PROPELLANTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

PARAFFINS;

EID: 84884512540     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: 15205029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef401677g     Document Type: Article

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