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Energetics of Nitro/Azide Propellants
Author(s) -
Nakashita Goro,
Kubota Naminosuke
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.56
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1521-4087
pISSN - 0721-3115
DOI - 10.1002/prep.19910160405
Subject(s) - energetics , propellant , azide , nitro , chemistry , thermodynamics , physics , organic chemistry , alkyl
A new type of double‐base propellant which contains GAP was studied in order to elucidate the burning rate characteristics and combustion wave structure. This class of propellants is termed “nitro/azide propellants”. Experimental results revealed that the burning rate and temperature sensitivity are increased when 12.5% DEP is replaced with 12.5% GAP. The reaction rate in the dark zone is increased by the replacement of DEPo with GAP. However, the gas phase structure of NG/NC/GAP propellant is fundamentally the same as that of NG/NC/DEP propellant and the basic chemical reaction mechanism in the gas phase zone remains unchanged for both propellants.