Closed-vessel and thermal studies on triple-base gun propellants containing CL-20

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-124

  Divekar, C N ^a   Sanghavi, R R ^a   Nair, U R ^a   Chakraborthy, T K ^a   Sikder, A K ^a   Singh, Amarjit ^a  

^a HIGH ENERGY MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; PROPELLANTS; SOLVENTS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

CLOSED VESSELS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETERS; ENERGETIC PLASTICIZER; FORCE CONSTANTS; GUN PROPELLANTS; LINEAR BURNING RATE; LOADING DENSITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS;

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY;

EID: 73849090347     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.40895     Document Type: Article

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