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Grain Geometry

Grain Geometry is the spatial configuration of the solid propellant within a rocket motor, distinguished by its specific shape, cross-sectional profile, and surface contour that directly govern the burn area progression and thrust-time characteristics during motor operation.

227

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9.5K

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702

Authors

268

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2017–2026

54

Variants

Propellant Grain Geometry

Parents

Publications

227

Two-Dimensional Motion of Idealized Grain Boundaries

W. W. Mullins · Journal of Applied Physics · 1956 · 990 citations

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Radiative torques: analytical model and basic properties

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society · 2007 · 441 citations · Full text

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Radiative Torques on Interstellar Grains. I. Superthermal Spin-up

B. T. Draine, Joseph C. Weingartner · The Astrophysical Journal · 1996 · 371 citations · Full text

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Grain Growth in Very Porous Al <sub>2</sub> O <sub>3</sub> Compacts

C. Greskovich, K. W. Lay · Journal of the American Ceramic Society · 1972 · 217 citations

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Mechanical behaviour of granular materials used in analogue modelling: insights from grain characterisation, ring-shear tests and analogue experiments

M. Panien, Guido Schreurs, O. Adrian Pfiffner · Journal of Structural Geology · 2006 · 193 citations

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Authors

702

  1. AN
    Agostino Neri

    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

    3 publications · 53 citations

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  2. HZ
    Hao Zhu

    Beihang University, China

    3 publications · 53 citations

    3

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  3. DS
    D. Scott Stewart

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    3 publications · 173 citations

    3

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  4. DP
    Dario Pastrone

    Politecnico di Torino, Italy

    3 publications · 68 citations

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  5. DR
    David R. Greatrix

    Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

    3 publications · 39 citations

    3

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Institutions

268

  1. Beihang University

    Beijing, China

    9 h-index

    30 publications

    743 citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    233 citations

  3. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    5 h-index

    20 publications

    339 citations

  4. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    145 citations

  5. Northwestern Polytechnical University

    Xi'an, China

    4 h-index

    16 publications

    665 citations

  6. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

    Nanjing, China

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    160 citations

  7. Middle East Technical University

    Ankara, Türkiye

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    70 citations

  8. Toronto Metropolitan University

    Toronto, Canada

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    51 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Propulsion and Power

    18 publications · 487 citations

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  2. Aerospace Science and Technology

    AST · 9 publications · 238 citations

    9

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  3. Journal of Applied Physics

    9 publications · 1.3K citations

    9

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  4. Acta Materialia

    7 publications · 257 citations

    7

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  5. Journal of the American Ceramic Society

    7 publications · 380 citations

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