Combustion of HTPB-based solid fuels containing nano-sized energetic powder in a hybrid rocket motor

37th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Risha, Grant A ^a   Ulas, Abdullah ^a   Boyer, Eric ^a   Kumar, Surajit ^a   Kuo, Kenneth K ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; BORON CARBIDE; III-V SEMICONDUCTORS; OXYGEN; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER METALS; PROPULSION; ROCKET ENGINES; SYSTOLIC ARRAYS;

ALUMINUM PARTICLE; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY DISPERSIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HYBRID ROCKET MOTORS; NANO-SIZED PARTICLES; NITRIDE FORMATION; PROPULSIVE PERFORMANCE;

METAL FUELS;

EID: 85088719793     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-3535     Document Type: Conference Paper

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