Chemical microthrusters: Effect of scaling on combustion

37th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Bruno, C ^a  

^a Dept of Mechanics and Aeronautics ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; ENGINES; NANOSATELLITES; PROPULSION; ROCKETS; SCALES (WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS);

CHEMICAL ROCKETS; CHEMICAL THRUSTER; COMBUSTION PHYSICS; FLAME THICKNESS; MICRO THRUSTER; PHYSICAL EFFECTS; SIZE REDUCTIONS; WALL HEAT TRANSFER;

HEAT TRANSFER PERFORMANCE;

EID: 85087188870     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-3711     Document Type: Conference Paper

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