CASTABLE DOUBLE BASE PROPELLANT CONTAINING ULTRA FINE CARBON FIBER AS A BALLISTIC MODIFIER
Assignee
THIOKOL CORPORATION
Filed
Jan 13, 1993
Granted
Dec 13, 1994
Location
BRIGHAM CITY UT US
Abstract
Propellant formulations are provided which include non-toxic burn rate modifiers. In order to produce a usable propellant formulation, it is necessary to control the burn rate of the propellant. Failure to adequately control the propellant burn rate often results in unacceptable performance of the propellant. It has been found that carbon fibers are capable of modifying the burn rate of propellants without resorting to lead as a burn rate additive. Accordingly, the use of from about 0.5% to about 6.0% carbon fibers is taught as effective burn rate modifiers in propellants, in order provide non-toxic means for modifying the propellant burn rate.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
May 17, 1993
Rescinded
Aug 31, 1993
Duration
3 months
Inventor
- 1JAMIE B. NEIDERT
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 5372664
- Application
- 08008405
- Aerospace match
- No
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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