DEVELOPMENT OF PROPELLANTS CONTAINING AN ENERGETIC OXIDIZER

Abstract

A 24-month program is being conducted to produce practical, castable, composite solid propellants containing a high-energy oxidizer. Emphasis is being placed on improving the thermal stability and increasing the attainable solids loadings of propellants containing particulate oxidizer, a compatible binder (carboxy-terminated polysiobutylene), and polyfunctional aziridinyl crosslinking agents. During the present report period, emphasis has been placed on definition and improvement of the storage stability of propellants containing uncoated oxidizer. Reduction of storage temperature was found to extend propellant life. Maximum life was achieved at 35 F. Further reduction of the storage temperature to 10 F reduced propellant life. Increased concentration of crosslinker is expected to provide improved stability. Finely ground ammonium perchlorate has been employed to increase solids loading without materially affecting thermal stability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0378407

Entities

People

  • Thomas P. Rudy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Classification
  • Composite Materials
  • Contractors
  • Energy
  • High Energy
  • Materials
  • Particulates
  • Perchlorates
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Solid Propellants
  • Thermal Stability

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.