Synthetic Directions in New Energetic Materials for Advanced Solid Rocket Propellants

Abstract

Several programs are currently underway at Thiokol Propulsion which strive to meet or exceed the goals of the Integrated High Performance Rocket Propulsion Technology (IHPRPT) Program. The three major program efforts are: the completed Advanced Oxidizers and Fuels Program, in which was synthesized and evaluated a series of new ingredients for solid rocket propellants; the current Hybrid Fuel Program, which will produce fuels that complement the Tactical Hybrid Rocket Engine Applied Technology (THREAT) Program design and proposed advanced oxidizer; and the current Phase III Ingredient Program, which strives to identify novel, high performance, solid propellant ingredients for boost and orbit transfer applications. All three programs have already undergone down-selection from myriad of possible compounds to a much more workable number of candidates for synthetic consideration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 09, 1999
Accession Number
ADA407278

Entities

People

  • L. F. Cannizzo
  • R. S. Hamilton
  • S. P. Velarde
  • T. K. Highsmith
  • W. W. Edwards

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energetic Materials
  • Fuels
  • High Energy
  • Hybrid Rocket Engines
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Rockets
  • Solid Propellants
  • Solid Rocket Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Research Science/Academic Research
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster