Studies on RDX particle size in LOVA gun propellant formulations

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 226-228

  Pillai, A G S ^a   Sanghavi, R R ^a   Dayanandan, C R ^a   Joshi, M M ^a   Velapure, S P ^a   Singh, Amarjit ^a  

^a HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; BINDERS; CELLULOSE; COMBUSTION; EXPLOSIVES; FIRING (OF MATERIALS); GUNS (ARMAMENT); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLASTICIZERS;

GUN PROPELLANTS;

PROPELLANTS;

CELLULOSE ACETATE;

EID: 0035687004     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4087(200112)26:5<226::AID-PREP226>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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