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Experimental investigation of the factors affecting the burning rate of solid rocket propellants
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In this article, the effects of metal-based high-energy matter (Aluminum) into the content of the propellant produced within the scope of development project were investigated, and it was found that the burning rates and burning heat of new fuels manufactured by adding aluminum to the contents of the standard double base fuel (DB-1) increased.About:
This article is published in Fuel.The article was published on 2014-01-01. It has received 91 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Burn rate (chemistry) & Propellant.read more
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Catalytic effects of nano additives on decomposition and combustion of RDX-, HMX-, and AP-based energetic compositions
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of nano-sized additive on decomposition kinetics, reaction models, decomposition mechanisms and burning rates, pressure exponents, combustion wave structures, and flame propagation of RDX-, HMX-, and AP-based energetic compositions are discussed.
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Recent advances in catalytic combustion of AP-based composite solid propellants
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of nanoscale catalysts having at least a metallic entity has been presented, which can play multiple roles in combustion of CSPs such as reduction in activation energy, enhancement of rate of reaction, modification of sequences in reaction-phase, influence on condensed phase combustion and participation in combustion process in gas-phase reactions.
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Combustion characteristics of extruded double base propellant based on ammonium perchlorate/aluminum binary mixture
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of potential oxidizers including potassium perchlorate (KP) and ammonium perchlorates (AP) on combustion characteristics of double base (DB) propellant was evaluated using small-scale ballistic evaluation test motor.
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Recent progress on ferrocene-based burning rate catalysts for propellant applications
Muhammad Usman,Li Wang,Haojie Yu,Fazal Haq,Muhammad Haroon,Raja Summe Ullah,Amin Khan,Shah Fahad,Ahsan Nazir,Tarig Elshaarani +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the latest synthetic advancements in the field of Fc-based BRCs, as well as highlighting their catalytic and anti-migration mechanisms are presented.
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Synthesis of a novel ferrocene-based epoxy compound and its burning rate catalytic property
TL;DR: In this paper, 3-(Ferrocenylcarbonyl)propionic acid diglycidyl ester (FCPADE) was synthesized by Friedel-Craft acylation of ferrocene with succinic anhydride followed by reaction with epichlorohydrin.
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Rocket Propulsion Elements
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors defined and defined the fundamentals of solid propellant rocket propulsion systems, including propulsion system design, propulsion system parameters, and propulsion system performance analysis, as well as propulsion system testing.
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Nano-aluminum as energetic material for rocket propellants
TL;DR: A characterization of differently sized aluminum powders, by using specific surface measurements, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), was performed in order to evaluate their performance in solid propellant.
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Effect of nano-aluminium in plateau-burning and catalyzed composite solid propellant combustion
TL;DR: In this article, nano-aluminium particles of ∼50nm size, produced at this laboratory, are added to composite solid propellants based on ammonium perchlorate and hydroxyl-terminated poly-butadiene binder that exhibit plateau burning rate trends and those including burning rate catalysts.
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Combustion efficiency and pyrochemical properties of micron-sized metal particles as the components of modified double-base propellant
TL;DR: In this article, the combustion efficiency of metallized propellants is investigated and compared to the corresponding blank propellant in order to evaluate the actual effect of the metals in solid rocket applications.