High energy thermoplastic elastomer propellant
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C06B-045/10
C06B-045/00
C06B-025/34
C06B-025/00
D03D-023/00
출원번호
US-0665190
(2000-09-12)
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/ 주소
Manning,Thelma G.
Prezelski,Joseph L.
Moy,Sam
Strauss,Bernard
Hartwell,James A.
Juhasz,Arpad
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The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
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A high energy propellant, comprising an oxetane thermoplastic elastomer energetic binder admixed with a high energy explosive filler. The oxetane thermoplastic elastomer energetic binder preferably comprises from about five percent to about thirty percent by weight and the high energy explosive fill
A high energy propellant, comprising an oxetane thermoplastic elastomer energetic binder admixed with a high energy explosive filler. The oxetane thermoplastic elastomer energetic binder preferably comprises from about five percent to about thirty percent by weight and the high energy explosive filler comprises from about seventy percent to about ninety-five percent by weight of the composition. A preferred propellant further includes an explosive plasticizer, preferably in an amount of about four percent to about seven percent of the plasticizer by weight of the propellant. The preferred filler is selected from the group consisting of CL-20, TNAZ, RDX and mixtures thereof. The preferred plasticizer is selected from the group consisting of TNAZ, BTTN, TMETN, TEGDN, BDNPA/F, methyl NENA, ethyl NENA and mixtures thereof. In a preferred embodiment, the propellant is actually a pair of high energy propellants comprising a mixture of first and second high energy propellants with the first propellant having a burning rate at least two times faster than the burning rate of the second propellant. The first propellant includes an oxetane thermoplastic elastomer energetic binder admixed with CL-20 high energy explosive filler. The second propellant including an oxetane thermoplastic elastomer energetic binder admixed with RDX high energy explosive filter. Plasticizers and relative amounts for each of the first and second propellants are the same as for the single propellant.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An extruded propellant material comprising: a first propellant composition comprising: an energetic oxetane thermoplastic elastomeric binder comprising from about five percent to about thirty percent by weight, based on the total weight of said first propellant, and cho
The invention claimed is: 1. An extruded propellant material comprising: a first propellant composition comprising: an energetic oxetane thermoplastic elastomeric binder comprising from about five percent to about thirty percent by weight, based on the total weight of said first propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of 3,3-bis-azidomethyl-oxetane (BAMO), 3-azidomethyl-3-methyloxetane (AMMO), and combinations thereof, and a high energy explosive filler comprising from about seventy percent to about ninety-five percent by weight, based on the weight of said first propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20), 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ), cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX), and combinations thereof, said first propellant composition having an impetus of at least about thirteen hundred joules per gram (1300 J/g) and a first and relatively slow burn rate measured at 25 kpsi; a second propellant composition comprising an energetic oxetane thermoplastic elastomeric binder comprising from about five percent to about thirty percent by weight, based on the total weight of said second propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of 3,3-bis-azidomethyl-oxetane (BAMO), 3-azidomethyl-3-methyloxetane (AMMO), and combinations thereof, and a high energy explosive filler comprising from about seventy percent to about ninety-five percent by weight, based on the weight of said second propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20), 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ), cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX), and combinations thereof, said second propellant composition having an impetus of at least about thirteen hundred joules per gram (1300 J/g) and a second and relatively fast burn rate on the order of at least about three times faster than said first burn rate of said first propellant composition, as measured at 25 kpsi. 2. The propellant composition of claim 1, further comprising an explosive plasticizer comprising from about four percent to about seven percent by weight, based on the weight of said propellant composition, and chosen from the group consisting of 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ), butane-trio-trinitrate (BTTN), trimethylolethane trinitrate (TMETN), triethylene glycol dinitrate (TEGDN) , bis,2,2-dinitropropylacetyl/bis2,2-dinitropropylformal (BDNPA/F), methylnitratoethylnitramine (methyl NENA), ethylnitratoethylnitramine (ethyl NENA), and combinations thereof. 3. The propellant composition of claim 1, wherein said second burn rate of said second propellant composition is at least about twenty-one inches per second (21.0 in./sec.) as measured at 25 kpsi. 4. The propellant composition of claim 1, wherein said first burn rate of said first propellant composition is below about five inches per second (5.0 in./sec.) as measured at 25 kpsi. 5. The propellant composition of claim 4, wherein said first burn rate of said first propellant composition is in the range of from about four and four-tenths inches per second (4.4 in./sec.) to about four and five-tenths inches per second (4.5 in./sec.) as measured at 25 kpsi. 6. The propellant composition of claim 1, wherein said second or faster burn rate of said second propellant composition is between about three and five times faster than said first or slowest burn rate of said second propellant composition, as measured at 25 kpsi. 7. The propellant composition of claim 6, wherein said second or faster burn rate of said second propellant composition is about four and eight-tenths times faster than said first or slower burn rate of said second propellant composition, as measured at 25 kpsi. 8. A process for the preparation of a propellant composition material, comprising the steps of: a. preparing a first propellant composition by: heating an energetic oxetane thermoplastic elastomeric binder comprising from about five percent to about thirty percent by weight, based on the total weight of said first propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of 3,3-bis-azidomethyl-oxetane (BAMO), 3-azidomethyl-3-methyloxetane (AMMO), and combinations thereof, to a temperature of about ninety-five degrees Celsius (95째 Celsius) or until said elastomeric binder melts, and mixing into said elastomeric binder a high energy explosive filler comprising from about seventy percent to about ninety-five percent by weight, based on the weight of said first propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20), 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ), cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX), and combinations thereof, to form a first propellant composition having an impetus of at least about thirteen hundred joules per gram (1300 J/g) and a relatively slow burn rate measured at 25 kpsi; cooling said first propellant composition to a temperature of from about fifty-five degrees Celsius (55째 Celsius) to about ninety-one degrees Celsius (91째 Celsius) to solidify said first propellant composition; b. preparing a second propellant composition by: heating an energetic oxetane thermoplastic elastomeric binder comprising from about five percent to about thirty percent by weight, based on the total weight of said second propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of 3,3-bis-azidomethyl-oxetane (BAMO), 3-azidomethyl-3-methyloxetane (AMMO), and combinations thereof, to a temperature of about ninety-five degrees Celsius (95째 Celsius) or until said elastomeric binder melts, and mixing into said elastomeric binder a high energy explosive filler comprising from about seventy percent to about ninety-five percent by weight, based on the weight of said second propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20), 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ), cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX), and combinations thereof, to form a second propellant composition having an impetus of at least about thirteen hundred joules per gram (1300 J/g) and a second and relatively fast burn rate on the order of about three times faster than said first burn rate of said first propellant composition as measured at 25 kpsi; cooling said second propellant composition to a temperature of from about fifty-five degrees Celsius (55째 Celsius) to about ninety-one degrees Celsius (91째 Celsius) to solidify said second propellant composition; c. mixing said first propellant composition and said second propellant composition, and extruding the mixture in a desired form. 9. An extruded propellant material prepared by the method of: a. preparing a first propellant composition by: heating an energetic oxetane thermoplastic elastomeric binder comprising from about five percent to about thirty percent by weight, based on the total weight of said first propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of 3,3-bis-azidomethyl-oxetane (BAMO), 3-azidomethyl-3-methyloxetane (AMMO), and combinations thereof, to a temperature of about ninety-five degrees Celsius (95째 Celsius) or until said elastomeric binder melts, and mixing into said elastomeric binder a high energy explosive filler comprising from about seventy percent to about ninety-five percent by weight, based on the weight of said first propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20), 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ), cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX), and combinations thereof, to form a first propellant composition having an impetus of at least about thirteen hundred joules per gram (1300 J/g) and a first and relatively slow burn rate measured at 25 kpsi; cooling said first propellant composition to a temperature of from about fifty-five degrees Celsius (55째 Celsius) to about ninety-one degrees Celsius (91째 Celsius) to solidify said first propellant composition; b. preparing a second propellant composition by: heating an energetic oxetane thermoplastic elastomeric binder comprising from about five percent to about thirty percent by weight, based on the total weight of said second propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of 3,3-bis-azidomethyl-oxetane (BAMO), 3-azidomethyl-3-methyloxetane (AMMO), and combinations thereof, to a temperature of about ninety-five degrees Celsius (95째 Celsius) or until said elastomeric binder melts, and mixing into said elastomeric binder a high energy explosive filler comprising from about seventy percent to about ninety-five percent by weight, based on the weight of said second propellant, and chosen from the group consisting of hexanitrohexaazaisowurtzitane (CL-20), 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ), cyclotrimethylene trinitramine (RDX), and combinations thereof, to form a second propellant composition having an impetus of at least about thirteen hundred joules per gram (1300 J/g) and a second and relatively fast burn rate on the order of about three times faster than said first burn rate of said first propellant composition, as measured at 25 kpsi; cooling said second propellant composition to a temperature of from about fifty-five degrees Celsius (55째 Celsius) to about ninety-one degrees Celsius (91째 Celsius) to solidify said second propellant composition; c. mixing said first propellant composition and said second propellant composition, and extruding the mixture in a desired form. 10. The propellant composition of claim 9, further comprising an explosive plasticizer comprising from about four percent to about seven percent by weight, based on the weight of said propellant composition, and chosen from the group consisting of 1,3,3-trinitroazetidine (TNAZ), butane-trio-trinitrate (BTTN), trimethylolethane trinitrate (TMETN), triethylene glycol dinitrate (TEGDN) , bis,2,2-dinitropropylacetyl/bis2,2-dinitropropylformal (BDNPA/F), methylnitratoethylnitramine (methyl NENA), ethylnitratoethylnitramine (ethyl NENA), and combinations thereof.
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