Suitability of nitrogen rich compounds for gun propellant formulations

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 166, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 967-971

  Damse, R S ^a   Sikder, A K ^a  

^a HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Flame temperature; Force constant; Guanidinium 5 aminotetrazolate; Homolytic cleavage; Ring opening mechanism; Triaminoguanidine azide; Triaminoguanidine nitrate

Indexed keywords

FLAME TEMPERATURE; FORCE CONSTANT; GUANIDINIUM-5-AMINOTETRAZOLATE; HOMOLYTIC CLEAVAGE; RING-OPENING MECHANISM; TRIAMINOGUANIDINE AZIDE; TRIAMINOGUANIDINE NITRATE;

AMINES; PROPELLANTS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

FLAMMABILITY;

GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; GUANIDINIUM 5 AMINOTETRAZOLATE; NITROGEN; PROPELLANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BURNING; LYSIS; NITROGEN COMPOUND; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; RING OPENING; TEMPERATURE;

EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; FIREARMS; GUANIDINE; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; TETRAZOLES;

EID: 67349146292     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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