Engineering Design Handbook, Explosives Series, Part One: Solid Propellants

This Handbook has been prepared as one of a series on Explosives. It is part of a group of handbooks covering the engineering principles and fundamental data needed in the development of Army materiel. This 1964 Handbook presents information on the design, functioning and manufacture of solid propellants for use in propelling charges for guns and rockets. This Handbook is intended to provide a general description of solid propellants used in small arms, artillery, rockets, and some other devices. It is assumed that the reader has a background equivalent of an undergraduate degree in engineering or physical science, but no previous experience in propellants or ballistics.
Content:
• Front Matter
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• List of Symbols
• Preface
• Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Evolution of Gases by Propellants
3. Physical Properties Requirements
4. Black Powder
5. Crystalline Monopropellants
6. Plastic Monopropellants
7. Composites Comprising Crystalline Monopropellants in Plastic Monopropellant Binders
8. Manufacturing Processes for Smokeless Powder
9. Fuel Binder Composites
10. Inert Simulants for Propellants
• Glossary
Index