Neutral polymeric bonding agents (NPBA) and their use in smokeless composite rocket propellants based on HMX-GAP-BuNENA

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 581-591

  Landsem, Eva ^a,b   Jensen, Tomas L ^a   Hansen, Finn K ^a,b   Unneberg, Erik ^a   Kristensen, Tor E ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

GAP; HMX; NPBA; Propellant

Indexed keywords

BONDING AGENT; CURING AGENTS; ENERGETIC BINDER; ENERGETIC PLASTICIZER; FILLER MATERIALS; GAP; GLYCIDYL AZIDE POLYMER; HYDROXYL FUNCTIONALITY; HYDROXYL GROUPS; NITRAMINES; NPBA; OCTOGEN; ROCKET PROPELLANTS; SOLID ROCKET PROPELLANT;

ADHESIVES; BINDERS; CURING; EXPLOSIVES; HMX; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICIZERS; POLYMERS; PROPELLANTS; SOLID PROPELLANTS;

COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS;

EID: 84867192744     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.201100136     Document Type: Article

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