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PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF COMMERCIAL COPPER CHROMITES AS BURNING RATE CATALYST FOR SOLID PROPELLANTS DOI 10.5028/jatm.2010.02038010

open access: yesJournal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2011
Copper chromites are well known as burning rate catalysts for the combustion of composite solid propellants, used as a source of energy for rocket propulsion.
Eunice Aparecida Campos   +5 more
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Space storable thrustor investigation Final report [PDF]

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Design and performance of space storable liquid FLOX methane thrustor of refractory composite ...
Coulbert, C. D., Fiorito, R. J.
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Resources of Near-Earth Space: Abstracts [PDF]

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The objectives are by theory, experiment, and bench-level testing of small systems, to develop scientifically-sound engineering processes and facility specifications for producing propellants and fuels, construction and shielding materials, and life ...

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Reusable Centaur study. Volume 1: Executive summary [PDF]

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A study of the Reusable Centaur for use as an initial upper stage with the space shuttle was conducted. The currently operative Centaur stage, with modifications for space shuttle orbiter compatibility and for improved performance, represents a cost ...
Heald, D. A.
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Development of a computerized analysis for solid propellant combustion instability with turbulence [PDF]

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A multi-dimensional numerical model has been developed for the unsteady state oscillatory combustion of solid propellants subject to acoustic pressure disturbances.
Chung, T. J., Park, O. Y.
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Review of solid propellants for space exploration [PDF]

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Solid propellants for space vehicles and spacecraft fuel ...
Hendel, F. J.
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Transient processes in the combustion of nitramine propellants [PDF]

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A transient combustion model of nitramine propellants is combined with an isentropic compression shock formation model to determine the role of nitramine propellant combustion in DDT, excluding effects associated with propellant structural properties or ...
Cohen, N. S., Strand, L. D.
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Advanced propulsion concepts for orbital transfer vehicles [PDF]

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Studies of the United States Space Transportation System show that in the mid-to-late 1990s expanded capabilities for Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTV) will be needed to meet increased payload requirements for transporting materials and possible men to ...
Cooper, L. P.
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