Chemical changes during the aging and decomposition of composite solid propellants

Pai Verneker, V. R. ; Kishore, K. ; Varadaraju, U. V. (1982) Chemical changes during the aging and decomposition of composite solid propellants Combustion and Flame, 45 . pp. 137-146. ISSN 0010-2180

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Abstract

During the thermal decomposition of orthorhombic ammonium perchlorate (AP) at 230°C, where the decomposition is only up to 30 wt %, there is an accumulation in the solid of acids, the concentration of which increases up to 15% decomposition, after which it decreases till it reaches the original value. Similar observations have been made in the polystyrene (PS)/AP propellant systems. Aging studies of PS/AP propellants have been carried out earlier [1], where it has been shown that for the aged propellants the thermal decomposition (TD) rate at 230°C and 260°C and ambient pressure burning rate (r) both increase and this increase is due to the formation of reactive intermediate "polystyrene peroxide (PSP)". In the present studies it has been observed that during the aging of the propellant at 150°C, the acid is formed and gets accumulated in the propellant, which may also be responsible for the increase in TD rate and perhaps may be more effective than PSP.

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