Studies on advanced CL-20-based composite modified double-base propellants

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 952-955

  Nair, U R ^a,b   Gore, G M ^a,b   Sivabalan, R ^a,b   Divekar, C N ^a,b   Asthana, S N ^a,b   Singh, Haridwar ^a,b  

^a HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b Department of Energetic Materials ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITION; EXPLOSIVES; FRICTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASTICIZERS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSDUCERS;

COMPOSITE MODIFIED DOUBLE BASE (CMDB); DOUBLE-BASE PROPELLANTS; HIGH-ENERGY DENSE MATERIALS (HEDM); SPACE MISSIONS;

PROPELLANTS;

EID: 4944219535     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.8761     Document Type: Article

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