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June 15, 2022
Journal Article
Title

ADN Solid Propellants with High Burning Rates as Booster Material for Hypersonic Applications

Abstract
RAM- and SCRAM-Jet engines can not generate static thrust and only work at high speeds. This starting velocity of the motor v0 is usually generated by carrier rockets or boosters, which mostly use solid propellants based on ammonium perchlorate (AP) and hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB). Modern solid propellants based on ammonium dinitramide (ADN) and Glycidyl Azide Polymer (GAP) have significant advantages in terms of environmental compatibility and thermodynamic performance. In the present work, it is shown that the already high burning rate of ADN solid propellants can be more than doubled by means of metallic fibers, which significantly increases the thrust of such engines. In order to achieve such results, 3 wt% of Al-Mg alloy fibers are added to the propellant. A formulation with 3 mm long fibres shows the highest burning rate with 84.0 mm/s at 26.5 MPa. Small scale motor tests confirm these investigations. The burning mechanism is studied by SEM/EDX investigations and by measuring the thermal conductivity. These show that the fibres remain on the burning surface and thus transfer the heat from the flame to the depth of the propellant. The thermal conductivity of samples with AlMg5 fibers is about 22 % higher than the reference.
Author(s)
Sims, Stefan  orcid-logo
Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie ICT  
Fischer, Sebastian  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie ICT  
Tagliabue, Claudio  
Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie ICT  
Journal
Propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics  
Open Access
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DOI
10.1002/prep.202200028
10.24406/publica-r-418458
Language
English
Fraunhofer-Institut für Chemische Technologie ICT  
Keyword(s)
  • Ammonium dinitramide

  • propellants

  • hypersonic

  • burning rate

  • fibers

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