Propellants and explosives : thermochemical aspects of combustion

This third edition of the classic on the thermochemical aspects of the combustion of propellants and explosives is completely revised and updated and now includes a section on green propellants and offers an up-to-date view of the thermochemical aspects of combustion and corresponding applications....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Kubota, Naminosuke (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH, 2015.
EditionThird, revised and updated edition.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783527693481
3527693483
9783527693511
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Physical Description1 online resource (xvii, 526 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Foundations of Pyrodynamics
  • Thermochemistry of Combustion
  • Combustion Wave Propagation
  • Energetics of Propellants and Explosives
  • Combustion of Crystalline and Polymeric Materials
  • Combustion of Double-Base Propellants
  • Combustion of Composite Propellants
  • Combustion of CMDB Propellants
  • Combustion of Explosives
  • Formation of Energetic Pyrolants
  • Combustion Propagation of Pyrolants
  • Emission from Combustion Products
  • Transient Combustion of Propellants and Pyrolants
  • Rocket Thrust Modulation
  • Ducted Rocket Propulsion
  • Appendix A: List of Abbreviations of Energetic Materials
  • Appendix B: Mass and Heat Transfer in a Combustion Wave
  • Appendix C: Shock Wave Propagation in a Two-Dimensional Flow Field
  • Appendix D: Supersonic Air Intake
  • Appendix E: Measurements of Burning Rate and Combustion Wave Structure.