Role of inorganic additives on the ballistic performance of gun propellant formulations

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 154, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 888-892

  Damse, R S ^a   Sikder, A K ^a  

^a HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Ammonium perchlorate; Burning rate characteristics; Pressure exponent; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROPELLANTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE; BURNING RATE CHARACTERISTICS; PRESSURE EXPONENT;

ADDITIVES;

ALUMINUM PERCHLORATE; AMMONIUM PERCHLORATE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; NITROGUANIDINE; PROPELLANT;

ADDITIVES; ALUMINUM; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROPELLANTS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIUM COMPOUND; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WEAPON;

ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; THERMOSTABILITY;

ALUMINUM; FIREARMS; FORENSIC BALLISTICS; HEAT; PERCHLORIC ACID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 43049179373     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.10.103     Document Type: Article

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