Studies on the Pyrolysis of Composite Solid Propellants leading to Ignition
Keywords:
Double base propellant, Activation energy, Polystyrene
Abstract
Studies on the pyrolysis leading to ignition of polystyrene (PS)/ammonium perchlorate (AP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC)/AP and polyphenol formaldehyde (PPF)/AP propellants revealed that the activation energy for the ignition strongly depends upon the binder. Double base propellants exhibit an empirical relationship between the ignition delay (~) and the oxidiser concentration; when the same equation is applied to composite solid propellants, the plot of In ~ vs In C (C=Concentration, %) yields a straight line with a knee corresponding to 65-70 per cent AP above which the dependence on ~ becomes less sensitive.
Published
2014-01-16
How to Cite
Kishore, K., & Sankaralingam, S. (2014). Studies on the Pyrolysis of Composite Solid Propellants leading to Ignition. Defence Science Journal, 37(3), 333-338. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.37.5919
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General Papers
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