A global view of the use of aluminum fuel in solid rocket motors

38th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Geisler, Robert L ^a  

^a Geisler Enterprises   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; COMBUSTION; DROPS; PROPULSION; ROCKETS; SLAGS; SOLID PROPELLANTS; SPRAY NOZZLES; THERMAL INSULATION;

DETONATION SENSITIVITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES; INSULATION PERFORMANCE; LIQUID ALUMINUM OXIDES; NON-EQUILIBRIUM EFFECTS; SOLID ROCKET MOTORS; THEORETICAL PERFORMANCE; UNSTEADY COMBUSTION;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

EID: 85087603377     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-3748     Document Type: Conference Paper

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