Burning Rate Transitions for HMX Burned as a Binderless Propellant,

Abstract

Composite (non-homogeneous) propellants containing crystalline HMX (cyclotetramethylene-tetranitramine) or the similar compound RDX (cyclotrimethylene-trinitramine) imbedded in a polymeric binder are gradually replacing homogeneous nitrocellulose-based propellants in many gun and rocket applications. Propellants containing HMX or RDX are commonly called nitramine propellants. A number of studies have been carried-out to determine the burn rate of pure HMX (1-4), using either large single crystals or pressed powder samples. Single crystal studies have only been successful to about 10 MPa, due to the tendency of the crystals to crack from the thermal stresses associated with burning at pressures higher than this.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090389

Entities

People

  • James E. Cole
  • Robert A. Fifer

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Cameras
  • Closed Bomb Tests
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Equations
  • Explosives
  • Flow
  • High Density
  • High Pressure
  • Low Density
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Particle Size
  • Propellants
  • Rdx

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Rocket Propulsion.