Rockwell International Corporation

United States of America As Represented by the Secretary of the Air Force

USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Joseph E Flanagan

Milton B Frankel

Edgar R Wilson

Edward F Witucki

Louis R Grant

Vernon E Haury

George A Lo

John C Gray

Carl J Schack

Ross I Wagner

Dean O Woolery, Ii

Glen D Artz

A family of ultra high-energy gun propellant systems based upon a nitrocellulose binder matrix, and containing a variety of azide components to provide a formulation having reduced isochoric flame temperatures and ultra-high mass impetus.

Ultra high-energy azide containing gun propellants

1,5-Diazido-3-Nitrazapentane is disclosed as an energetic plasticizer, together with a method for producing same.

1,5-diazido-3-nitrazapentane and method of preparation thereof

A castable smoke-producing pyrotechnic composition comprising a hydroxy-terminated azido polymer binder with a polyisocyanate curative, an energetic plasticizer, and a dye in an amount sufficient to generate colored smoke.

Castable smoke-producing pyrotechnic compositions

Glycidyl azide polymer esters for use in insensitive gun and rocket propellants having pendant terminated azide ester groups and a method for producing same.

Glycidyl azide polymer diacetate

A low freezing point eutectic solid propellant plasticizer composition component comprising a mixture of 1,5-dinitrato-3-nitrazapentane and 1,5-diazido-3-nitrazapentane having a eutectic freezing point below about -25.degree. C.

Energetic azido eutectics

Glycidyl azide polymer esters

A method of producing a hydroxy-terminated aliphatic polyether utilizing a specific catalytic interaction to enhance the solubility and resulting reactivity of an azide moiety.

Glycidyl azide polymer and method of preparation

A liquid propellant comprising a mixture of an energetic azido fuel such as 1,1,1-azidodinitroethane, a diluent such as methanol and azidoethanol and mixtures thereof.

Azidodinitro propellants

A solid propellant gas generator for producing greater than 50-weight percent pure nitrogen gas comprising a stoichiometric blend of sodium azide, NaN.sub.3, and sodium sulfate, Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4, and ballistic modifiers.

High yield nitrogen gas generators

A family of compounds using as energetic plasticizers having the general structural formula R--N(NO.sub.2)--CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 (OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.2 X wherein R is an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and wherein X is a --ONO.sub.2 or --N.sub.3 radical, and their method of preparation.

Alkyl, azido, nitro ethers and method of preparation

This invention involves the synthesis of a novel family of azido nitramino ethers and their utilization as energetic plasticizers for advanced solid propellant compositions. They include the novel compounds bis (2-azidoethoxymethyl) nitramine and 1,12-diazido-3,10-dioxa-5,8-dinitrazadodecane.

Azido nitramino ether containing solid propellants

Triaminoguanidinium phosphate is used to improve the performance and flammability characteristics of low vulnerability propellants.

Triaminoguanidinium phosphate propellant additive

Azido nitramino ethers

This invention involves the synthesis of a novel family of azido esters and their utilization as energetic plasticizers for advanced solid propellant compositions. This family includes as an illustrative member, the novel compound 6-azidohexyl-6-azidohexanoate.

Azido esters

A liquid monopropellant comprising a mixture of a 1-nitroxy-3-nitrazaalkane oxidizer such as 1-nitroxy-3-nitrazapentane (NNPE) or 1-nitroxy-3-nitrazabutane and mixtures thereof; an energetic azido fuel such as azido alcohols represented by 1-azidoethanol, 1,3-diazidopropanol; azidonitramines represented by 1-azido-3-nitrazapentane, and 1,5-diazido-3-nitrazapentane and mixtures thereof; and a diluent such as methanol and ethylene glycol and mixtures thereof.

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Woodland Hills, CA, United States of America

Joseph E Flanagan