Burning Rate Studies: Potassium-Doped Ammonium Perchlorate with Other Burn-Rate Modifiers

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 1104-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumar Ishitha ◽  
P. A. Ramakrishna
Keyword(s):  
Burning Rate ◽  
Ammonium Perchlorate ◽  
Burn Rate

scholarly journals Study on Friction Sensitivity of Passive and Active Binder based Composite Solid Propellants and Correlation with Burning Rate

2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
Ehtasimul Hoque ◽  
Chandra Shekhar Pant ◽  
Sushanta Das
Keyword(s):  
Burning Rate ◽  
Ammonium Perchlorate ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Solid Propellants ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Nitrate Esters ◽  
Composite Solid Propellants ◽  
Burn Rate ◽  
Friction Sensitivity ◽  
Composite Solid

   Friction sensitivity of composite propellants and their ingredients is of significant interest to mitigate the risk associated with the accidental initiation while processing, handling, and transportation. In this work, attempts were made to examine the friction sensitivity of passive binder: Hydroxy Terminated Polybutadiene/Aluminium/Ammonium Perchlorate and active binder: (Polymer + Nitrate Esters)/Ammonium Perchlorate/Aluminium/Nitramine based composite propellants by using BAM Friction Apparatus. As per the recommendation of NATO standard STANAG–4487, the friction sensitivity was assessed by two methods: Limiting Frictional load and Frictional load for 50% probability of initiation (F50). The test results showed that the active binder based formulations were more vulnerable to frictional load as compared to the formulations with passive binders. Examination of a comprehensive set of propellant compositions revealed that the particle size distribution of Ammonium Perchlorate and burn rate catalysts were the most influential factors in dictating the friction sensitivity for HTPB/Al/AP composite propellants. For active binder/AP/Al/Nitramine composite propellants, the formulation with RDX was found more friction sensitive with a sensitivity value of 44 N as compared to its HMX analog (61 N). The correlation studies of friction sensitivity, burning rate, and thermal decomposition characteristics of HTPB/Al/AP composite propellants is described.

α-Fe2O3 hexagonal cones synthesized from the leaf extract of Azadirachta indica and its thermal catalytic activity

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 7105-7111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jitendra Kumar Sharma ◽  
Pratibha Srivastava ◽  
M. Shaheer Akhtar ◽  
Gurdip Singh ◽  
Sadia Ameen
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Decomposition ◽  
Catalytic Activity ◽  
Green Synthesis ◽  
Burning Rate ◽  
Ammonium Perchlorate ◽  
Azadirachta Indica ◽  
Leaf Extract ◽  
Burn Rate

This work reports the synthesis of α-Fe2O3 hexagonal cones by green synthesis using Azadirachta indica leaf extract and their utilization as an efficient burn rate catalyst for the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate (AP) and enhancing the burning rate of CSPs.

Effect of Oxidizer-Fuel Mixture Ratio to the Pressure Exponent of Ammonium Perchlorate Based Composite Propellant

2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 1380-1386
Author(s):  
Amir Aziz ◽  
Wan Khairuddin bin Wan Ali
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Burning Rate ◽  
Ammonium Perchlorate ◽  
Fuel Mixture ◽  
Isophorone Diisocyanate ◽  
Composite Propellant ◽  
Mixture Ratio

In this paper, experimental investigation of pressure exponent in burning rate of composite propellant was conducted. Four sets of different propellant compositions had been prepared with the combination of Ammonium Perchlorate (AP) as an oxidizer, Aluminum (Al) as fuel and Hydroxy-Terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB) as fuel and binder. For each mixture, HTPB binder was fixed at 15% and cured with isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI). By varying AP and Al, the effect of oxidizer-fuel mixture ratio (O/F) on the whole propellant can be determined. The propellant strands were manufactured using compression molded method and burnt in a strand burner using wire technique over a range of pressure from 1atm to 31atm. The results obtained shows that the pressure exponent n, increases with increasing O/F. The highest pressure exponent achieved was 0.561 for propellant p80 which has O/F ratio of 80/20.

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