Research Article

Thermal Decomposition, Ignition Process and Combustion Behavior of Nitrate Ester Plasticized Polyether Propellant at 0.1–3.0 MPa

Table 1

Composition of NEPE propellant.

ComponentContent (wt%)Particle diameter (μm)

AP (ammonium perchlorate)20–30100–150
Al (aluminum)20–303–7
BTTN (nitroglycerine/1,2,4-butanetriol trinitrate)17–21
CAB (polyethylene glycol)6–8
RDX18–2020–30
PVC (polyvinyl chloride)1–2
Catalyst1–2