Investigation of an Aluminized Binder/AP Composite Propellant Containing FOX-7

Abstract

This paper presents the results of thermodynamical calculations and investigations of the thermochemical and balistic properties of aluminized composite solid propellants Binder/AP/A1 containing FOX-7. The calculation was conducted by using ICT-Thermodynamic Code. The heat of combustion was determined in a stationary bomb calorimeter IKA C 4000. The breakdown temperatures were taken with the DTA 551 Ex measuring apparatus and the burning rate was measured in a subscale rocket motor utilizing the ESAM v. 3.3.0 system. It was revealed that the introduction of FOX -7 into the propellant composition causes a reduction of the energetic characteristics and the burning rate of the propellant