Effect of oxidizer on the combustion performance of boron-based fuel-rich propellant

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 285-289

  Liu, Lin Lin ^a   He, Guo Qiang ^a   Wang, Ying Hong ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON NITRIDE; COMBUSTION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREE ENERGY; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; HMX; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; NITRIDES; POTASH; POTASSIUM NITRATE; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

COMBUSTION PERFORMANCE; COMBUSTION PRO-CESS; COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; COMBUSTION TEMPERATURES; CYCLOTRIMETHYLENETRINITRAMINE; FUEL-RICH PROPELLANT; MICRO THERMOCOUPLES; POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE;

BORON CARBIDE;

EID: 84896911992     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.B34909     Document Type: Article

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