High-speed photographic study of the impact response of ammonium dinitramide and glycidyl azide polymer

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 463-470

  Agrawal, J P ^a,b,c   Walley, S M ^a,b   Field, J E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Cavendish Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^c HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; DEFORMATION; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY; IMPACT TESTING;

AMMONIUM DINITRAMIDES; DEFLAGRATION; GLYCIDYL AZIDE POLYMERS; OXIDIZERS;

SOLID PROPELLANTS;

EID: 0031187591     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5207     Document Type: Article

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