Development and Performance of High Energy High Performance Co-Layered ETPE Gun Propellant for Future Large Caliber System

Abstract

The co-layered propellant configuration, when properly designed, is conducive to higher performance at lower gun chamber pressure. The energetic thermoplastic elastomer (ETPE) was utilized to produce co-layered propellant in the radial strip configuration. The manufacturing process was developed, and the propellants were fully characterized before the test firing using 60 mm subscale gun. The test firing of 15 shots at hot, ambient, and cold temperatures showed mixed results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA481748

Entities

People

  • B. Homan
  • D. Chiu
  • D. Soucy
  • Dong Hun Park
  • E. Liu
  • J. Luoma
  • K. Klingaman
  • M. Leadore
  • R. Lieb
  • Thelma Manning

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Burning Rate
  • Closed Bomb Tests
  • Combustion
  • Elastomers
  • Gun Chambers
  • Gun Propellants
  • Guns
  • High Energy
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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