Frozen solid propellants based on nAl and ice mixtures have been studied. In particular, the
burning rate was measured for frozen aluminum ice mixtures, a model was developed for …

The aluminum/water reaction has been studied for over 50 years as a potential means of
generating on demand hydrogen for use in propulsive applications. The use of cryogenic …

LUMINUM powder is a common ingredient in conventional rocket propellant to increase
specific impulse, ISP, as well as stability. The properties and recent availability of nano-scale …

Aluminum‐water reactions have been proposed and studied for several decades for
underwater propulsion systems and applications requiring hydrogen generation. Aluminum …

The combustion of aluminum with ice is studied using various mixtures of nano-and
micrometer-sized aluminum particles as a means to generate high-temperature hydrogen at …

Solid rocket motors are favored for launch applications because of their simplicity and high
thrust to weight ratio. Longer space missions and manned missions will require new, higher …

An experimental investigation was conducted to determine the relative propulsive
performance and viability of novel solid propellants comprised of ALICE using fundamental …

Nanoscale aluminum and water propellants have received considerable interest as of late
because of their application to underwater and space propulsion. With the increasing …

I. Introduction luminum (Al)-water mixture has been proposed as a propellant for both space
and underwater propulsions1, 2. In addition to its high energy release rate, the propellant …

This paper discusses the many ramifications of putting aluminum fuel into solid propellant
compositions. The influence of its presence is presented chronologically with respect to the …