Humidity induced burning rate degradation of an iron oxide catalyzed ammonium perchlorate/HTPB composite propellant

Combustion and Flame

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 363-369

  McDonald, Brian A ^a   Rice, Jeremy R ^a   Kirkham, Mark W ^a  

^a US Army AMRDEC Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium perchlorate; Burning rate; Crystallization; Humidity; Propellant

Indexed keywords

AGING ENVIRONMENT; AMBIENT HUMIDITY; AMMONIUM PERCHLORATES; BURNING RATE; CONSTANT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY EXPOSURES; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; PROPELLANT BURNING RATE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PROPELLANTS; SOLID PROPELLANTS;

COMPOSITE PROPELLANTS;

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; IRON OXIDE; PERCHLORATE; PROPELLANT;

ARTICLE; BOMB; BURN; COMBUSTION; DEGRADATION; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY; HYDROLYSIS; MOISTURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS;

EID: 84887826053     PISSN: 00102180     EISSN: 15562921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2013.08.014     Document Type: Article

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