Thermochemical Evaluation of Advanced Gun Propellants

Abstract

A theoretical, thermochemical propellant-performance computer program has been used at the Air Force Armament Laboratory to evaluate potential ingredients for advanced gun propellants. The program provides a good first approximation to propellant parameters such as impetus, flame temperature, and gas molecular weight. The program was used to evaluate the thermodynamic properties of advanced propellants containing ingredients being considered for further development. Sixteen of these ingredients with different binders were investigated and theoretical computations obtained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0917380

Entities

People

  • Bertram K. Moy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Alkenes
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contractors
  • Explosive Testing
  • Gun Propellants
  • Heat Of Formation
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Molecular Weight
  • Propellants
  • Single Base Propellants
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermodynamic Properties

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Rocket Propulsion.