Extrudable gun propellant composition

The invention provides an extrudable gun propellant having a specific energy content of at least 1100 kJ/kg and typically over 1200 kJ/kg, but with reduced vulnerability to shaped charge attack compared to known colloidal propellants. This is achieved by using an energetic binder prepolymer and an e...

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1. Verfasser: DEBENHAM DAVID FRANK
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Sprache:eng ; spa
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Zusammenfassung:The invention provides an extrudable gun propellant having a specific energy content of at least 1100 kJ/kg and typically over 1200 kJ/kg, but with reduced vulnerability to shaped charge attack compared to known colloidal propellants. This is achieved by using an energetic binder prepolymer and an energetic plasticiser with a reduced content of explosive filler. The composition comprises 65-85% by weight particulate explosive filler, 10-30% by weight of a mixture of a funtionally-terminated poly(nitratoalkyl-substituted)alkyl ether prepolymer and a cross-linking agent, and 1-12% by weight of energetic plasticiser. COMPOSICION PROPULSORA EXTRUIBLE PARA CAÑONES. SE PROPORCIONA UN PROPULSOR EXTRUIBLE PARA CAÑONES QUE TIENE UN CONTENIDO ESPECIFICO DE ENERGIA DE AL MENOS 1100KJ./KG. Y TIPICAMENTE MAS DE 1200KJ./KG., PERO CON VULNERABILIDAD REDUCIDA FRENTE A UN ATAQUE CON CARGA HUECA, EN COMPARACION CON PROPULSORES COLOIDALES CONOCIDOS. ESTO SE CONSIGUE UTILIZANDO UN PREPOLIMERO AGLUTINANTE ENERGETICO Y UN PLASTIFICANTE ENERGETICO CON UN CONTENIDO REDUCIDO DE RELLENO EXPLOSIVO. LA COMPOSICION COMPRENDE 65-85 POR CIENTO EN PESO DE RELLENO EXPLOSIVO EN PARTICULAS, 10-30 POR CIENTO EN PESO DE UNA MEZCLA DE UN PREPOLIMERO DE POLIETER ALQUILICO (SUSTITUIDO CON NITRATOALQUILO) FUNCIONALMENTE TERMINADO Y UN AGENTE RETICULANTE, Y 1-12 POR CIENTO EN PESO DE PLASTIFICANTE ENERGETICO.