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Short‐Action Solid Rocket Motors with Double‐Base Propellants
Author(s) -
Kentgens H.,
Mackowiak H. P.,
Schöffl R.
Publication year - 1996
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.19960210303
Subject(s) - propellant , rocket (weapon) , solid fuel rocket , rocket propellant , aerospace engineering , base (topology) , materials science , engineering , automotive engineering , aeronautics , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Abstract Due to various reasons double‐base solid propellants have been replaced increasingly by composite propellants in the past years. However, the ALARM rocket motor of the Bayern‐Chemie GmbH is one exception. Applications ideal for double‐base propellants are short‐action rocket motors with burning times ranging from some milliseconds up to approximately 200 ms. Various rocket motors of this type were developed at Dynamit Nobel GmbH for different kinds of application. Based on multiple‐tube grains improved designs and manufacturing methods have been developed to enable cost‐effective solutions even at low production rates. This includes also simplified test procedures to supervise the propellant fabrication.