Solvent type double base propellant

Solvent type propellant. A double base propellant in which solvent is used to assist the gelatinisation of the nitrocellulose. 

If the use of solvents is required in the production process of double and triple base propellants, the nitroglycerine can be introduced in the mixtures in the form of a master mix , a gelatinized mixture consisting of 85% nitroglycerine and 15% alcohol-wet nitrocellulose of the same type as the prescribed powder component. 

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