Study on catalytic ignition of hnf based non toxic monopropellants

39th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Slettenhaar, B ^a   Zevenbergen, J F ^a   Pasman, H J ^a   Maree, A G M ^b   Moerel, J L P A ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ATTITUDE CONTROL; BATCH REACTORS; HYDRAZINE; MONOPROPELLANTS; PROPULSION;

CATALYTIC IGNITION; DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY; HNF-BASED MONOPROPELLANTS; HYDRAZINE THRUSTERS; HYDRAZINIUM NITROFORMATE; NON-TOXIC MONOPROPELLANTS; PREHEAT TEMPERATURE; PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE;

CATALYST ACTIVITY;

EID: 85088345567     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-4920     Document Type: Conference Paper

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