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Nanomaterials in Rocket Propulsion Systems

  • 1st Edition - October 16, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Qi-Long Yan, Guo-Qiang He, Pei-Jin Liu, Michael Gozin
  • Language: English

Nanomaterials in Rocket Propulsion Systems covers the fundamentals of nanomaterials and examines a wide range of innovative applications, presenting the current state-of-… Read more

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Nanomaterials in Rocket Propulsion Systems covers the fundamentals of nanomaterials and examines a wide range of innovative applications, presenting the current state-of-the-art in the field. Opening with a chapter on nano-sized energetic materials, the book examines metal nanoparticles-based fuels, ballistic modifiers, stabilizers and catalysts as the components of rocket propellants. Hydrogen storage materials for rocket propulsion based on nanotubes are then discussed, as are nano-porous materials and metal organic frameworks, nano-gelled propellants, nano-composite ablators and ceramic nano-composites. Other applications examined include high thermal conductivity metallic nano-composite nozzle liners, nano-emitters for Coulomb propulsion of space-crafts, and highly thermostable nano-ceramics for rocket motors.

The book finishes with coverage of combustion of nano-sized rocket fuels, nano-particles and their combustion in micro- and nano-electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS), plasma propulsion and nano-scale physics. Users will find this to be a valuable resource for academic and government institutions, professionals, new researchers and graduate students working in the application of nanomaterials in the aerospace industry.

Key features

  • Provides a detailed overview of different types of nanomaterials used in rocket propulsion, highlighting different situations in which different materials are used
  • Demonstrates the use of new nanomaterial concepts, allowing for an increase in payload capacity or a decrease in launch mass
  • Explores a range of applications using metal nanopowders, presenting a panorama on cutting-edge, technological developments

Readership

Academic and government institutions, professionals, new researchers and graduate students working in the application of nanomaterials in aerospace industry

Table of contents

1. 2-Dimentional Energetic Nanomaterials for Insensitive Solid Rocket Propellants2. Metal Nanoparticles and Their Combustion Behaviour3. Catalytic Effects of Solid Propellants by Inorganic Nanoaddtives4. Combustion of Nanothermites in Micro Propulsion Systems5. Developments in Flat-Panel Nano-Particle MEMS/NEMS Thrusters6. Preparation of Metal Nanoparticles and their Combustion in Composite Propellants7. Recent Advances in Nanoelectromechanical Systems8. Polymer Nanocomposites for Rocket Ablators9. Effect of Metal Nanoparticles on Processing and Performances of Composite Propellants10. Highly Thermal Conductive Nanocomposite for Nozzle Liners11. Nanoparticles-based Electric Propulsion for Space Exploration12. Plasma Propulsion and Plasma-based Nanotechnology13. Nanoscale Energetic Materials: Particle Processing Technology14. Nano-gelled Cryogenic Propellants with Nano-particulate Additives

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 16, 2018
  • Language: English

About the editors

QY

Qi-Long Yan

Qi-Long Yan is a postdoctoral research fellow at Tel Aviv University, Israel. He has previously worked as an Assistant Professor at Xi’an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi’an, China. His research is on the investigation of energetic complexes based on carbon nanomaterials and used in solid propellants and high explosives.
Affiliations and expertise
Research Fellow, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

GH

Guo-Qiang He

Guo-Qiang He is a Professor at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi-an, China, and Director of the Shaanxi Institute of Aeronautics. He is a member of the academic committee of the Chinese Hypersonic Technology Research and Development Center, and his research interests are aerospace propulsion applications, including rocket engine technology.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Noerhwestern Polytechnical University, Xi-an, China

PL

Pei-Jin Liu

Pei-Jin Liu is Professor and Vice-Dean of the School of Astronautics at Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi-an, China. He has published two books on astronautic propulsion and combustion and conducts research on rocket propulsion, combustion diagnostics and instability.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Vice-Dean, School of Astronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi-an, China

MG

Michael Gozin

Michael Gozin is Associate Professor of Chemistry at Tel Aviv University, Israel. His research activity focuses on the preparation and characterization of novel nitrogen-rich materials for fire-extinguishing and other applications, preparation of new materials for therapy and biomedical imaging, and development of new chemosensors for forensic and other applications.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

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