Preparation of an energetic-energetic cocrystal using resonant acoustic mixing

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 637-640

  Anderson, Stephen R ^a   Am Ende, David J ^a   Salan, Jerry S ^a   Samuels, Philip ^b  

^a Nalas Engineering Services Inc ^*  (United States)

^b US Army ARDEC   (United States)

Author keywords

CL 20; Cocrystal; Energetic cocrystal; HMX; Labram; Resonant acoustic mixing

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMISTRY; EXPLOSIVES; HMX; PROPELLANTS;

CO-CRYSTALS; LABRAM; QUANTITATIVE YIELDS; RESONANT ACOUSTIC MIXING; RESOURCE-EFFICIENT; SOLUTION CRYSTALLIZATION;

MIXING;

EID: 84911973510     PISSN: 07213115     EISSN: 15214087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prep.201400092     Document Type: Article

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