The important factors in the design of the gun propellant are impetus, flame temperature and pressure. In thispaper, we considered a nitrocellulose based propellant composition that replaced sensitive NG(Nitroglycerin) withRDX(Cyclotrimethylenetrinitr...
The important factors in the design of the gun propellant are impetus, flame temperature and pressure. In thispaper, we considered a nitrocellulose based propellant composition that replaced sensitive NG(Nitroglycerin) withRDX(Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine) and DEGDN(Diethylene glycol dinitrate) which high energy and low sensitivity.
Particle size and content of RDX are the two main factors that affect the burning stability of RDX-basedpropellants. Among them, the characteristics of the propellant according to the particle size of RDX wereconfirmed. The relative combustion rate(R.Q., Relative Quickness) of the propellant changed according to the RDXparticle size, and internal ballistics of properties of propellant were also varied. The particle size of RDX can beconfirmed as a major factor in the combustion and internal ballistics characteristics of the propellant.