A Mass-Spectrometric Investigation of the Chemistry of Advanced Composite and Double Base Propellants.

摘要

The results of a mass spectrometric study of several advanced propellants to determine the chemistry and kinetics of their decomposition are presented. The technical program involved three propellant groups: (1) minimum smoke composite and HMX formulations containing approximately 1% each of lead oxide and carbon black; a smokeless double base propellant containing Pb2O3 and carbon black; (2) advanced lead additive formulations; and (3) RDX propellant. (Author)