Binders for rocket propellant

Use Sealants and caulking agents adhesives films and linings shoe uppers and heels encapsulation of electronic parts binders for rocket propellants abrasive wheels and other mechanical items automobile bumpers, fenders, and other components. Foams... 

Major polymer applications safety glass interlayer (automotive windshields), control of light, heat and sound in construction glass, bulletproof glass, adhesives and sealants, binders for rocket propellant, photoconductive papers, magnetic tapes, powder coating, wood sealers and primers, inks, ceramic binders, dry toners, wash primers, composite fiber binders... 

There are many other applications for Thiokol FA and ST such as gas meter diaphragms and parts requiring very good low-temperature properties. The liquid LP grades are not covered in this book, but have very broad use in curtain wall and thermal pane sealants, protective coatings, and binders for rocket propellants. The odor of these polymers is a deterrent for some end applications and in factory processing. 

In addition to catalysts, stabilizers, opacifiers (to reduce heat radiation ahead of the flame), flash depressants, plasticizers, and binders, the main fuel and oxidizers for rocket propellants include... 

A Small but important daSS of fOi mUlatiOnS comprises the Composite Solid Rocket Propellants. Composites typically contain a major amount of an oxidizer such as AP or HMX, a metal powder such as Al, a binder which is one or another type of rubber (or double-base), and up to a dozen trace ingredients such as catalysts, stabilizers, etc. There are literally hundreds of formulations, all to a degree similar and the choice comes down to specific missions, economics, and special requirements Loading of End Items. The blends and formulations described above may be loaded into their hardware in the plant where they are made, or they may be shipped to another plant for Load/... 

The third type of propellent explosive, the composite type, is a more recent development, the purpose of which is to provide rocket propellants of increased thrust, compared with the ordinary varieties. Composite propellants are based on an oxidising solid, commonly a perchlorate, together with an organic binder which both acts as fuel and gives adequate mechanical strength to the mixture. The search for even more energetic compositions continues, but because of the military importance of the... 

The burning rate of propellants is one of the important parameters for rocket mo-tordesign. As described in Section 7.1.2, the burning rate of AP composite propellants is altered by changing the particle size of the AP used. The diffusional mixing process between the gaseous decomposition products of the AP particles and of the polymeric binder used as a fuel component determines the heat flux feedback from the gas phase to the condensed phase at the burning surface. - This process is a... 

A polymer to be suitable as binder for composite rocket propellants should possess... 

Poly(NiMMO) has been used in a variety of applications, not solely in explosives but also in gun and rocket propellants [128]. British scientists have done extensive research on synthesis, characterization and application of poly(NiMMO) as a binder for gun and rocket propellants. A team led by Leach examined a range of composite LOVA propellants based on poly(NiMMO) in combination with various fillers and plasticizers. At the end of their investigation, they concluded that it is possible to formulate propellants with an impetus of up to 1300J g-1 which still show a low response to shaped charge... 

BAMO is perhaps the most prominent among the azido oxetanes class in terms of the number of polymers and copolymers reported so far. Due to its symmetrical azido groups, it assumes special significance as a hard block repeating unit in a thermoplastic elastomer. However, the homopolymer is solid and cannot be used directly for binder applications because of its crystal-tine nature. Also, poly(BAMO) shows relatively poor mechanical properties as a binder for solid rocket propellants [153]. Many copolymers of BAMO with non-energetic co-monomers tike tetrahydrofuran (THF) have been reported. The BAMO-THF copolymer is an excellent candidate for binder applications with its energetic BAMO content coupled with the THF block which affords... 

Composite rocket propellants are two-phase mixtures comprising a crystalline oxidizer in a polymeric fuel/binder matrix. The oxidizer is a finely-dispersed powder of ammonium perchlorate which is suspended in a fuel. The fuel is a plasticized polymeric material which may have rubbery properties (i.e. hydroxy-terminated polybutadiene crosslinked with a diisocyanate) or plastic properties (i.e. polycaprolactone). Composite rocket propellants can be either extruded or cast depending on the type of fuel employed. For composite propellants which are plastic in nature, the technique of extrusion is employed, whereas for composite propellants which are rubbery, cast or extruded techniques are used. 

A typical product has the following characteristics number average molecular weight, — 1800 carboxyl assay, — 1.1 meq./gram color, amber bulk viscosity (Brookfield synchrolectric viscometer) 70°F., 8000 poises, 100°F., 2000 poises, 150°F., 250 poises, and 250°F., 15 poises. The product can be cured with polyfunctional epoxides, aziridines, and isocyanates for applications such as thermoset and pressure sensitive adhesives, electronic component encapsulation, rocket propellant binders, epoxy flexibilizers, etc. Detailed vulcanization data can be obtained for the 1800 molecular weight material, EMD-590, from the Enjay Chemical Co., Cranford, N. J. 

The objectives of the ongoing work is to explore the chemical synthesis of possible replacements for AP as an oxidizer in tactical missile rocket motors. The synthesis, sensitivities, thermal stability, binder compatibility and decomposition pathways of these new high-oxygen materials are currently being researched. In the following example, we theoretically want to evaluate, the suitability of nitrosyl (N0+) and nitronium (NCB,) oxalate as a potential ingredient for solid rocket propellants. 

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