STUDY OF ENERGETIC PLASTICIZER DANPE IN TRIPLE BASE GUN PROPELLANT

摘要

Consistent and systematic efforts are going on globally for the increase of energy content for the gun propellants with the use of unconventional energetic ingredients like CL-20, AMMO, BAMO, DANPE, etc. for achieving better performance than conventional triple base gun propellant. Authors in the present study carried out systematic evaluation of DANPE (1, 5-diazido-3-nitraza pentane), an unconventional energetic plasticizer in various percentages, taking a standard triple base gun propellant as reference. The ballistic performance of the triple base propellant modified with DANPE as energetic plasticizer has been carefully studied with respect to force constant, linear burning rate coefficient, pressure exponent etc. by closed vessel technique .From the results and findings of the present study it was concluded that DANPE is a promising energetic plasticizer for improving the energy of triple base gun propellant without significant change in flame temperature.