Performance of AP-based composite propellant containing nanoscale aluminum

41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Stephens, Matthew ^a,c   Carro, Rodolphe ^a,c   Wolf, Steven ^a,c   Sammet, Thomas ^a,c   Petersen, Eric ^a   Smith, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Space Launch Corporation ^*  (United States)

^c Mechanical   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; HTPB PROPELLANTS; MIXTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PROPULSION;

ALUMINUM PARTICLE; AP PARTICLE SIZES; BURNING RATE; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; MANUFACTURABILITY; NANOALUMINUM; NANOSCALE AL; PRESSURE RANGES;

COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS;

EID: 85085777888     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-4470     Document Type: Conference Paper

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