HMX based enhanced energy LOVA gun propellant

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 143, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 532-534

  Sanghavi, R R ^a   Kamale, P J ^a   Shaikh, M A R ^a   Shelar, S D ^a   Kumar, K Sunil ^a   Singh, Amarjit ^a  

^a HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Enhanced energy; Gun propellant; HMX; LOVA; Low vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED ENERGY; GUN PROPELLANT; LOW VULNERABILITY; MUZZLE VELOCITY;

AMINES; DECOMPOSITION; PLASTICIZERS; STOICHIOMETRY;

PROPELLANTS;

AMINE; AZIDE; CYCLONITE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; EXPLOSIVE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; GLYCINE DERIVATIVE; NITRATE; NITRO DERIVATIVE; OCTAHYDRO 1,3,5,7 TETRANITRO 1,3,5,7 TETRAZOCINE; OXYGEN; PLASTICIZER; POLYMER; PROPELLANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINES; DECOMPOSITION; PLASTICIZERS; PROPELLANTS; STOICHIOMETRY;

ENERGY; EXPLOSIVE; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUND; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; VULNERABILITY; WEAPON;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DISASTER; ENERGY TRANSFER; FRICTION; LOW VULNERABILITY AMMUNITION; STOICHIOMETRY; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOSTABILITY; VELOCITY; WEAPON;

AZOCINES; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS, 1-RING;

EID: 34147174469     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.09.087     Document Type: Article

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