THE ENERGY POTENTIAL OF AZO- AND AZOXYFURAZAN NITRO DERIVATIVES AS COMPONENTS OF COMPOSITE ROCKET PROPELLANTS

Authors

  • Давид Борисович Лемперт Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademika Semenova Ave., Chernogolovka 142432, Moscow obl.
  • Алексей Б. Шереметев N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Ave. , Moscow 119991

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/3520

Keywords:

nitrofurazan, azo group, azoxy group, high-energy components, rocket propellant, specific impulse

Abstract

The energy potential of solid composite rocket propellants on the basis of solid and liquid nitro derivatives of azo- and azoxyfurazans was studied by using thermochemical calculations. Quantitative relationships were established between the energy parameters of propellants, the selected binder, and the properties of the studied component. It was shown that the studied solid nitrofurazans can serve as the foundation of metal-free compositions of solid composite rocket propellants, giving specific impulse over 263 s, while the use of liquid nitrofurazans as plasticizers of the binder can improve the ballistic effectiveness of rocket propellants containing aluminum hydride by 2–4 s.

Authors: David B. Lempert, Aleksei B. Sheremetev*

Author Biographies

Давид Борисович Лемперт, Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 1 Akademika Semenova Ave., Chernogolovka 142432, Moscow obl.

Давид Борисович Лемперт

Алексей Б. Шереметев, N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Ave. , Moscow 119991

Алексей Борисович Шереметев

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Published

2017-01-06

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 12 (2016)

Section

Original Papers