A Study of Modernized Techniques for the Manufacture of Black Powder

Abstract

New approaches to the production of black powder, using both solvents and non-soluting vehicles, followed by hydraulic compacting or tabletizing are investigated. Measurements of dP/dt at different pressures in a closed bomb are used to compare experimental samples and commercial products. The influence of a regular geometry on ballistic performance is considered and a process for yielding a product similar to commercial black powder is developed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1960
Accession Number
AD0232645

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ball Mills
  • Burning Rate
  • Closed Bomb Tests
  • Combustion
  • Contracts
  • Geometry
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Gunpowder
  • High Pressure
  • Hydraulic Presses
  • Machines
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • New Jersey
  • Particle Size

Readers

  • Industrial Economics
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Rocket Propulsion.