About the Author
Dr. Kubota received a Doctorate from Princeton University in 1973, majoring in "Solid Propellant Combustion" and "Rocket Propulsion including Ducted Rocket Engine". His current position is Senior Research Scientist of Propellant Combustion Laboratory, Asahi Kasei Chemicals. Previously, he was Director, Third Research Center, Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI), Japan Defense Agency, which is responsible for aircraft and missiles.
New to Edition
Newly developed propulsion systems such as ducted rockets, pulse motors and impulse thrusters as well as pyrolants, a new class of materials, are covered in detail.
The original nine chapters have been completely revised and another six have been added: Formation of Energetic Pyrolants, Combustion Propagation of Pyrolants, Emission from Combustion Products, Transient Combustion, Rocket Thrust Modulation, and Ducted Rocket Propulsion.
New appendices on flow field dynamics and shock wave propagation have been added.