An advanced GAP/AN/TAGN propellant. Part II: Stability and storage life

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-234

  Judge, Michael D ^a   Badeen, Christopher M ^b   Jones, David E G ^b  

^a Bristol Aerospace Limited   (Canada)

^b Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory   (Canada)

Author keywords

Propellant; Rocket; Smokeless; TAGN

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ESTERS; NITRATES; PLASTICIZERS; ROCKETS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

SMOKELESS; TRIAMINOGUANIDINE NITRATE (TAGN);

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 34547490589     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.200700024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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