Over the past few years, the combustion of nano-aluminum/water (nAl/H2O) propellants has
been widely reported, but further progress has been slowed for the following reason: the …

The burning rates of solid propellants comprising different nanoaluminum powders and
distilled water were examined at pressurized conditions up to P= 7.5 MPa. Several …

The deflagration and combustion efficiency of 80 nm aluminum/ice (ALICE) mixtures with
equivalence ratios of ϕ= 1.0, 0.75, and 0.67 were experimentally investigated. We find that …

The nanosized powders have gained attention to produce materials exhibiting novel
properties and for developing advanced technologies as well. Nanosized materials exhibit …

Metal energetic additives are added to propellants and explosives to improve ignition and
combustion performance. In particular, aluminum has been used as an energetic material in …

The combustion wave propagation of nanoaluminum–water mixtures is studied theoretically
and experimentally for particles in the size range of 38–130 nm and over a pressure range …

Nano-aluminum particles were produced by the electrical wire explosion method at this
laboratory. The size and shape of the particles were measured using a transmission electron …

Owing to its hydrogen storage capacity, aluminum hydride (AlH 3) has been proposed as a
potential fuel additive in solid rocket propellants to achieve a higher specific impulse and …

Many solid rocket propellants contain energetic metallic powders as performance enhancing
additives. 1 Among these metals are boron and magnesium, but the most common metallic …

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 …