Historical Perspective And Contribution Of Us Researchers Into The Field Of Self Propagating High Temperature Synthesis Shs Combustion Synthesis Cs

Download or read book Historical Perspective and Contribution of U.S. Researchers Into the Field of Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis (SHS)/Combustion Synthesis (CS): Personal Reflections written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents an historical perspective and contributions of U.S. researchers into the field of Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis (SHS)/Combustion Synthesis (CS) and personal reflections of the authors from about 1976 to the present for a special meeting in Chernogolovka, Russia - SHS-40 - celebrating 40 years of SHS research (International Conference on Historical Aspects of SHS in Different Countries, 22-27 October 2007, Chernogolovka, Russia). The review is presented in the context of the pioneering publication of Merzhanov, Skhiro, and Borovinskaya in 1967 and their subsequent activities. Included in the appendices are the power point charts used by the authors: part 1 by McCauley describes work in the U.S. from 1976 to 1996 and part 2 by Puszynski similarly for 1996 to the present.