Nitrate ester plasticized polyether (NEPE) is a new generation of composite solid propellants which its high energy content in comparing with conventional formulations, has attracted many researchers in the defense departments, all over the world. First of all an introduction and history and importance of NEPE propellants will be discussed and formulation and combination of propellants componen...

Grenade launchers renew the interest for the interior ballistic principle of high/low pressure chambers which is applied in them. In this paper for the sake of optimization in the specific grenade launcher the theoretical investigations are carried out. In theoretical modeling special attention is paid to flow of two- phase mixture of propellant gases and unburned propellant from the high -pres...

Iron oxide as a burning rate catalyst commonly used in many of solid composite propellants. As the particle size of this component decreased, the final properties of the propellant change. In this research, effects of using 1 percent by weight of nano hematite iron oxide (α-Fe2O3) investigated on properties of an HTPB/AP/Al formulation and compared with the same propellant containing micronized...

The success of the composite solid propellant motor depends on the proper stress-strain behavior of the propellant grain against tensile, compression and shear stresses and intensive changes in gravity during launch. In this paper, the effect of formulation components and other parameters affecting mechanical properties (tensile strength, elongation and elastic modulus), and their effects AP/Al...

One of the most widely used propellants is nitrocellulose (NC) based on propellant, which is divided into three general groups including single base propellant (SBP), double base propellant (DBP), and triple base propellant (TBP). In this paper, the life time of three types of NC-based propellants has been examined by using the vacuum stability test (VST). In this method, kinetic equations have...