Studies on n-Butyl nitroxyethylnitramine (n-BuNENA): Synthesis, characterization and propellant evaluations

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-98

  Rao, Kala P C ^a   Sikder, Aarun K ^a   Kulkarni, Mahadev A ^a   Bhalerao, Melind M ^a   Gandhe, Balkrishna R ^a  

^a HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Performance; Plasticizers; Propellant Compositions; Sensitivity; Thermal Stability

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METHANOL; PLASTICIZERS; PROPELLANTS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY LEVEL; SENSITIVITY;

AMINES;

EID: 2542434089     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200400035     Document Type: Article

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