Thermal ageing of rocket propellant formulations containing ε-HNIW (ε-CL20) investigated by heat generation rate and mass loss

Thermochimica Acta

Volumn 401, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-41

  Bohn, Manfred A ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY ICT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energetic material; Heat generation rate; Hexanitrohexazaisowurtzitane (HNIW); Kinetic model evaluation; Mass loss; Thermal ageing

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE; AZIDE; BUTANETRIOL TRINITRATE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; HEXAMETHYLENE DIISOCYANATE; HEXANITROHEXAZAISOWURTZITANE; PROPELLANT; TRIMETHYLOLETHANE TRINITRATE; TRINITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY; EVALUATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0038667780     PISSN: 00406031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6031(03)00052-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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