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Energetic capabilities of high-density composite solid propellants containing zirconium or its hydride
D. B. Lempert, G. N. Nechiporenko, G. B. Manelis Institute for Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, 142432, Russia
Abstract:
A comparative analysis of ballistic efficiency of various propellants containing Al, or Zr, or ZrH$_2$ is performed. The analysis is carried out for compositions including various oxidizers and binders and, when applied to missiles, for different volume and mass characteristics. Replacement of aluminum with zirconium or its hydride is demonstrated to increase the missile velocity (or payload mass) almost for all compositions of composite solid propellants if the ratio of the propellant volume to the mass of the empty structure is smaller than approximately 1.0–1.4 liters/kg.
Keywords:
composite solid propellants, specific impulse, density, ballistic efficiency, aluminum, zirconium, combustion temperature.
Received: 05.11.2009 Accepted: 25.05.2010
Citation:
D. B. Lempert, G. N. Nechiporenko, G. B. Manelis, “Energetic capabilities of high-density composite solid propellants containing zirconium or its hydride”, Fizika Goreniya i Vzryva, 47:1 (2011), 52–61; Combustion, Explosion and Shock Waves, 47:1 (2011), 45–54
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