Thermal properties measurements of solid rocket propellant oxidizers and binder materials as a function of temperature

Abstract

Abstract Using a fairly simple technique and small samples it was possible to obtain thermal diffusivity, specific heat capacity, and thermal conductivity, all as a function of sample temperature, for a variety of ingredients used in solid rocket propellants. The oxidizers AP, ADN, CL20, HMX, RDX, HNF, TNAZ were studied as well as the nonenergetic polymers TeflonTM, HTPB, and polyurethane, energetic binders containing GAP and BAMO and/or NMMO, and actual solid propellants XM39, N5, N12, and SB129.