Solid Propellant Chemistry Combustion and Motor Interior Ballistics 1999 (Progress in Astronautics & Aeronautics)

Yang (mechanical engineering, Pennsylvania State U.), Brill (chemistry and chemical engineering, U. of Delaware) and Ren (propellants and explosives, China Ordnance Industry Ministry) gather together 39 research papers and overviews from the field of solid rocket propulsion. The volume embraces the subject areas of solid propellant chemistry, synthesis, and formulation; combustion of solid energetic materials; and motor interior ballistics. A primary focus of the papers is on the chemical aspects of organic and inorganic components in relation to decomposition mechanics, kinetics, combustion, and modeling, including some treatment of safety issues. Also explored is the field of experimental and computational interior ballistics research which includes chemical information and the physics of the complex flowfield. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)