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AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 26-32Publisher
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2006.08.005
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nano-aluminum; composite solid propellant; condensed combustion products
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Nano-aluminized propellants are investigated and compared with corresponding micro-aluminized propellants in order to evaluate the actual pros and cons in the use of metal nano-powders for solid rocket applications. A detailed characterization of the original metal powder and condensed combustion products is performed and discussed. Under the explored operating conditions, the results confirm that nano-aluminized propellants show larger steady burning rate, without significant change in pressure sensitivity, and lower aggregation/agglomeration phenomena in combustion products. Combustion efficiency is in turn favored by those factors reducing the importance of aggregation/agglomeration phenomena in the combustion process. (c) 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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