Volume 10, Issue 3 No AccessMotor and plume particle size measurements in solid propellant micromotorsD. Laredo, J. D. McCrorie II, J. K. Vaughn and D. W. NetzerD. Laredo Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California 93943Search for more papers by this author, J. D. McCrorie II Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California 93943Search for more papers by this author, J. K. Vaughn Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California 93943Search for more papers by this author and D. W. Netzer Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California 93943Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/3.23750SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byExperimental techniques for characterization of particles in plumes of sub-scale solid rocket motorsActa Astronautica, Vol. 186Study on Size Distribution and Flow Characteristics of Condensed Products in Solid Rocket MotorInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 2021Studies on Aluminum Agglomeration and Combustion in Catalyzed Composite Propellants16 April 2021 | Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves, Vol. 57, No. 2Time-resolved size, velocity, and temperature statistics of aluminum combustion in solid rocket propellantsProceedings of the Combustion Institute, Vol. 38, No. 3Numerical Study of Homogenous Nucleation of Boron Oxide Vapor in Laval Nozzles15 February 2021 | Combustion, Explosion, and Shock Waves, Vol. 57, No. 1Three-dimensional spatial distributions of agglomerated particles on and near the burning surface of aluminized solid propellant using morphological digital in-line holographyAerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 106Laser Diagnostics for Solid Rocket Propellants and ExplosivesAgglomerate Sizing in Aluminized Propellants Using Digital Inline Holography and Traditional DiagnosticsMichael S. 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