Burning rate of solid propellant ingredients, Part 1: Pressure and initialtemperature effects

Burning rate data are presented with respect to initial temperature and pre ssure for three compounds that are currently used in propellant and explosi ve formulations. The dependence of burning rate on initial temperature and pressure is presented for ammonium perchlorate (AP), HMX, and RDX, Data for ingredients being considered for advanced propellants, such as CL-20, ammo nium dinitramide (ADN), and hydrazinium nitroformate (HNF) are also present ed and compared to the more traditional compounds. These ingredients are al l capable of self-deflagration, and their behavior often controls the behav ior of the propellants in which they are the main ingredients.