Role of curing agents on decomposition and explosion of glycidyl azide polymers

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 723-725

  Panda, Surendra P ^a,b   Sahu, Sanjay K ^a,b   Sadafule, Dinkar S ^a,b   Thakur, Jyotsna V ^a,b  

^a DEFENCE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Fac of Expl and Applied Chemistry   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AGENTS; AROMATIC POLYMERS; CURING; DECOMPOSITION; EXPLOSIONS;

GLYCIDYL AZIDE POLYMERS;

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 0034228926     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: None     Source Type: None    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5635     Document Type: Article

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