Solid Propellant Formulations: A Review of Recent Progress and Utilized Components

Kinga Lysien; Agnieszka Stolarczyk; Tomasz Jarosz

doi:10.3390/ma14216657

Materials (Nov 2021)

Solid Propellant Formulations: A Review of Recent Progress and Utilized Components

Kinga Lysien,
Agnieszka Stolarczyk,
Tomasz Jarosz

Affiliations

Kinga Lysien: Faculty of Chemistry, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Agnieszka Stolarczyk: Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Tomasz Jarosz: Department of Physical Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14216657
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 21
p. 6657

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The latest developments in solid propellants and their components are summarized. Particular attention is given to emerging energetic binders and novel, ‘green’ oxidizing agents and their use in propellant formulations. A brief overview of the latest reports on fuel additives is included. Finally, a summary of the state of the art and challenges in its development are speculated on.

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ISSN: 1996-1944 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering; Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Natural history (General): Microscopy; Science: Physics: Descriptive and experimental mechanics
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/materials/

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