Preface |
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Foreword |
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Summary |
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Authors |
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Abbreviations |
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1 Basic Formulations and Components of Ramjet Propellants |
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1.1 Fuel-Rich Propellants |
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1 | (1) |
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1.2 Main Components of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellant |
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2 | (11) |
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2 | (1) |
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2 | (5) |
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4 | (1) |
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1.2.2.2 Amorphous and Crystalline Boron |
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4 | (1) |
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1.2.2.3 Preparation of Amorphous Boron Powder |
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5 | (1) |
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1.2.2.4 Physicochemical Properties of Boron Powders |
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6 | (1) |
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1.2.2.5 Boron-Aluminum or Boron-Magnesium Alloy Powder |
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7 | (1) |
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1.2.3 Oxidizers and Solid Fillers |
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7 | (1) |
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1.2.4 Combustion Catalysts and Stabilizers |
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8 | (1) |
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1.2.5 Combustion Stabilizer |
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9 | (1) |
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9 | (3) |
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12 | (1) |
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1.3 Main Properties of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellant |
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13 | (7) |
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1.3.1 Energetic Properties |
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13 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Processibility (Rheological and Surface-Interfacial Properties) |
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14 | (4) |
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1.3.2.1 Effect of Content |
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16 | (1) |
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1.3.2.2 Impact of Particle Properties on Viscosity |
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16 | (2) |
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1.3.3 Combustion Properties |
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18 | (1) |
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1.3.4 Performance Characteristics of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Propellants |
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19 | (1) |
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1.4 Main Problems of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellant |
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20 | (2) |
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1.5 Recent Progress of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellant |
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22 | (6) |
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1.5.1 Development of Modification of Boron Powder |
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22 | (1) |
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1.5.2 Current Research Situation of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellants |
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23 | (5) |
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1.6 Prospects of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellant |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (4) |
2 Surface Modification and Characterization of Boron Powder |
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33 | (50) |
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33 | (1) |
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2.2 Deterioration of Propellant Manufacturing Process Caused by Boron and Its Mechanism |
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34 | (4) |
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34 | (1) |
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2.2.2 Rheological Analysis |
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34 | (2) |
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36 | (1) |
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2.2.4 Mechanism of the Deteriorated Process in HTPB Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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37 | (1) |
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2.3 Preparation Process of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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38 | (12) |
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2.3.1 Pretreatment of Amorphous Boron Powder |
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39 | (1) |
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2.3.2 Coating of Amorphous Boron Powder |
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40 | (3) |
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2.3.3 Agglomeration and Prills of Amorphous Boron Powder |
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43 | (7) |
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2.4 The Particle Size Distribution and Fractal Dimension Characterization of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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50 | (9) |
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2.4.1 Measuring Principle of Fractal Dimension |
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50 | (1) |
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2.4.2 The Particle Size Fractal Dimension of Solid Additives in Solid Propellants |
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51 | (5) |
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2.4.3 Fractal Dimension of Surface Roughness and Size Distribution of Agglomerated Boron Particles and Its Relationship with Rheological Properties of Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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56 | (3) |
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2.5 Bulk Density of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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59 | (5) |
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2.5.1 Bulk Density Measurement of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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60 | (1) |
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2.5.2 Two Types of Bulk Density Comparison of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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60 | (2) |
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2.5.3 Dispersion Property of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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62 | (1) |
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2.5.4 Effects of Vibration Times on the Tap Bulk Density of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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63 | (1) |
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2.6 Robustness of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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64 | (4) |
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2.6.1 Robustness Test Principle of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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64 | (1) |
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2.6.2 Basic Physical Parameters of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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65 | (1) |
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2.6.3 Effects of Different Factors on the Robustness of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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65 | (3) |
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2.7 Surface Properties of before and after Agglomeration Boron Particles |
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68 | (4) |
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2.7.1 Morphology of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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68 | (1) |
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2.7.2 Acidity Analysis of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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68 | (3) |
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2.7.3 X-Ray Analysis of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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71 | (1) |
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2.7.4 Coating Degree of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (4) |
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2.8.1 The Physicochemical Properties of Crystal Boron Powder |
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72 | (2) |
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2.8.2 XRD Analysis of Crystal Boron Powder |
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74 | (1) |
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2.8.3 XPS Analysis of Crystal Boron Powder |
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74 | (2) |
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2.8.4 Surface Acid Property of Crystal Boron Powder |
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76 | (1) |
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2.9 Boron/Magnesium (Aluminum) Composite Powders |
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76 | (4) |
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2.9.1 Morphology and Particle Size Distribution of B/Mg (Al) Composite Powders |
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76 | (2) |
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2.9.2 Density of B/Mg (Al) Composite Powders |
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78 | (1) |
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2.9.3 X-Ray Analysis of B/Mg (Al) Composite Powders |
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78 | (1) |
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2.9.4 Surface Acid Degree of B/Mg (Al) Composite Powders |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (3) |
3 The Surface-Interfacial Properties of Boron and Binder System |
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83 | (18) |
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83 | (1) |
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3.2 Measuring Principle and Methods |
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83 | (4) |
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3.2.1 Surface-Interfacial Chemical Principle |
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83 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Measuring Principle of Contact Angle |
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85 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Calculating Principle of Adhesion Work and Spread Coefficient |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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3.3 Surface-Interfacial Properties of ABPs and Binder System |
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87 | (9) |
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3.3.1 Surface Properties of ABPs |
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88 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Calculation of Contact Angle and Surface Free Energy |
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89 | (1) |
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3.3.3 Calculation of Adhesion Work and Spread Coefficient |
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90 | (1) |
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3.3.4 Surface Modification Mechanism of ABPs |
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91 | (5) |
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3.4 Surface-Interfacial (Multi-Interfacial) Properties of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant Containing ABPs |
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96 | (1) |
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3.5 Effects of ABP on the Microstructures of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (3) |
4 Rheological Properties |
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101 | (22) |
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4.1 Boron Propellant Slurries |
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101 | (1) |
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4.2 Characterization and Measurement of Rheological Properties of Propellant |
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101 | (2) |
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4.2.1 Characterization of Rheological Properties |
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101 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Preparation of Samples |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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4.3 Effects of Different Elements on the Rheological Properties of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellants |
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103 | (14) |
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4.3.1 Rheological Properties of HTPB Binder |
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103 | (1) |
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4.3.2 Rheological Properties of ABP/HTPB Slurry |
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104 | (3) |
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4.3.3 Effects of Different Ingredients on the Rheological Properties of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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107 | (10) |
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4.4 Processibility of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellants |
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117 | (4) |
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4.4.1 Designing Principle of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellant |
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118 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Processibility of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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118 | (1) |
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4.4.3 Formulations of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant Containing Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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118 | (1) |
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4.4.4 Preparation of Boron Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant Samples |
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119 | (1) |
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4.4.5 Processibility of Boron Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant Samples |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (2) |
5 Energetic Properties |
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123 | (24) |
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123 | (1) |
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5.2 Estimation of Energetic Properties of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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123 | (6) |
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5.2.1 Calculation of Energetic Properties of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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125 | (3) |
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5.2.2 Theoretical Calculation and Measurement Methods of Combustion Heat |
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128 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Propellant Density Measurements |
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129 | (1) |
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5.3 Technical Approaches to Increase the Energetic Properties of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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129 | (2) |
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5.3.1 Addition of Metal Fuels |
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129 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Effective Additives |
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130 | (1) |
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5.4 Effect of Formulation Factors on the Energetic Properties of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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131 | (14) |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (5) |
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5.4.3 Oxidizers and Solid Fillers |
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138 | (7) |
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145 | (2) |
6 Combustion Properties |
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147 | (96) |
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147 | (1) |
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6.2 Characterization and Measurement of Combustion Properties of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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148 | (3) |
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6.2.1 Characterized Parameters |
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148 | (2) |
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149 | (1) |
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6.2.1.2 Burning Rate Pressure Exponent |
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149 | (1) |
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6.2.1.3 Burning Rate Temperature Sensitivity |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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6.3 Technical Approaches to Improve the Combustion Properties of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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151 | (7) |
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151 | (4) |
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6.3.2 Surface Coating of Boron Powder |
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155 | (3) |
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6.3.2.1 Surface Coating by Means of LiF, Fluorine Rubber, and Silane |
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155 | (1) |
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6.3.2.2 Surface Coating by Means of Oxidizers or Energetic Binders |
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156 | (1) |
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6.3.2.3 Replacing Inert Binder by Energetic Binders |
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156 | (2) |
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6.4 Ignition and Combustion of Boron Powder |
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158 | (13) |
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6.4.1 Ignition Model of Boron Powder |
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159 | (1) |
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6.4.2 Ignition Model of Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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159 | (2) |
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6.4.3 Ignition Properties of Boron Powder in Different Atmosphere |
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161 | (4) |
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6.4.3.1 Combustion in the Air |
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161 | (1) |
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6.4.3.2 Ignition of Boron in an Environment Containing Water Vapor |
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162 | (1) |
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6.4.3.3 Ignition of Boron Particles in C12 |
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163 | (1) |
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6.4.3.4 Ignition of Boron Particles in an Environment Containing Fluorine |
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164 | (1) |
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6.4.3.5 Ignition of Boron Particles in an Environment Containing Nitrogen |
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165 | (1) |
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6.4.4 Emission Spectrum and Flame Morphology of Boron Powder in Different Atmosphere |
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165 | (6) |
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167 | (1) |
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6.4.4.2 H20/02 Mixed Atmosphere |
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168 | (1) |
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6.4.4.3 N2/02 Mixed Atmosphere |
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168 | (3) |
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6.5 Effects of Boron on the Combustion Properties of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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171 | (12) |
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6.5.1 Combustion Properties of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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172 | (1) |
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6.5.2 Thermal Decomposition of Surface-Modified Boron Particles |
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173 | (3) |
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6.5.3 Combustion Properties of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant Containing Crystal Boron Powder |
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176 | (1) |
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6.5.4 Thermal Decomposition of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant Containing Crystal Boron Particles |
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177 | (2) |
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6.5.5 Combustion Properties of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant Containing Boron (Magnesium) Composite Particles |
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179 | (1) |
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6.5.6 Solid Motor Tests of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant Containing Agglomerated Boron Particles |
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180 | (3) |
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6.6 Combustion Mechanism of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellants |
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183 | (43) |
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6.6.1 Combustion Flame Structures |
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183 | (3) |
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6.6.1.1 The Combustion Flame Structure of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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184 | (1) |
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6.6.1.2 Effect of Agglomerated Boron Particles on the Combustion Flame Structure of Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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185 | (1) |
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6.6.1.3 Effect of Coated Materials of AP and LiF on the Combustion Flame Structure of Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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185 | (1) |
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6.6.2 Combustion Wave Temperature |
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186 | (10) |
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6.6.2.1 The Combustion Wave Structure of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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187 | (2) |
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6.6.2.2 Effect of Agglomeration on the Combustion Wave Structure of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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189 | (3) |
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6.6.2.3 Effect of AP Coating on the Combustion Wave Structure of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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192 | (2) |
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6.6.2.4 Effect of LiF Coating on the Combustion Wave Structure of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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194 | (2) |
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6.6.3 Flameout Surface Analysis |
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196 | (2) |
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6.6.4 Primary Combustion Product Analysis |
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198 | (17) |
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6.6.4.1 Collection of Primary Combustion Products |
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199 | (3) |
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6.6.4.2 Morphology and Particle Size of Primary Condensed Combustion Products |
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202 | (1) |
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6.6.4.3 Chemical Analysis of Condensed Phase Products Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects |
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203 | (9) |
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6.6.4.4 Preliminary Analysis of Organic and Gaseous Products in the Primary Combustion Products |
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212 | (3) |
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6.6.5 Combustion Residue Analysis |
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215 | (11) |
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6.6.5.1 Experimental Principle of Chemical Analysis of Combustion Residue |
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215 | (1) |
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6.6.5.2 The Main Components and Determination of Combustion Residues of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Propellants |
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216 | (7) |
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6.6.5.3 Reliability Verification of Method |
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223 | (1) |
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6.6.5.4 Effect of Coat on the Combustion of Boron in Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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224 | (2) |
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6.7 Influencing Factors on the Primary Combustion Ejection Efficiency of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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226 | (3) |
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6.7.1 Propellant Formulation and Experimental Scheme |
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226 | (1) |
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6.7.2 Effects of Ingredients on the Efficiency of Fuel-Rich Propellant |
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226 | (3) |
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6.7.3 Ejection Apparatus on the Efficiency of Fuel-Rich Propellants |
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229 | (1) |
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6.8 The Primary Combustion Model of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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229 | (7) |
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6.8.1 Establishment of Physical Model in the Primary Combustion |
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230 | (1) |
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6.8.2 Establishment of Mathematical Model in the Primary Combustion |
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231 | (13) |
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232 | (1) |
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6.8.1.2 Agglomerated Boron/AP/HTPB System |
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233 | (3) |
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236 | (7) |
7 Combustion Performance of Model Propellant with Boron and Boron-Containing Compounds |
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243 | (64) |
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7.1 Boron as Ingredient for Composite Propellant |
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243 | (1) |
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7.2 Boron-Aluminum Mechanical Alloy as a Metallic Fuel |
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244 | (24) |
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7.2.1 Production and Characterization of B-Al Mechanical Alloys |
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245 | (9) |
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7.2.1.1 Milling Regimes and X-Ray Data |
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245 | (2) |
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7.2.1.2 Granulometric Data |
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247 | (3) |
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7.2.1.3 Analytical Chemistry of Powders and Chemical Analyses Data |
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250 | (4) |
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7.2.1.4 Summary of Al/B Mechanical Alloy Properties |
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254 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Experimental Procedures |
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254 | (2) |
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7.2.2.1 Propellant Formulations and Samples |
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254 | (1) |
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7.2.2.2 Experimental Techniques |
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255 | (1) |
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7.2.3 Results and Discussion |
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256 | (11) |
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7.2.3.1 Preliminary Remarks on Parameters Characterizing the Properties of Alloy as a Propellant Component |
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256 | (1) |
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7.2.3.2 Burning Rate and Flame Temperature |
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257 | (5) |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (5) |
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7.2.4 Summary on Combustion Parameters of Model Propellant with B-Al Mechanical Alloys |
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267 | (1) |
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7.3 Reactivity of Boron and Boron-Magnesium Alloy-Based Propellants |
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268 | (10) |
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7.3.1 Experimental Procedures |
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269 | (2) |
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269 | (1) |
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7.3.1.2 Boron-Filled Energetic Binders |
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270 | (1) |
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7.3.1.3 Thermal Gravimetric Analysis |
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271 | (1) |
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7.3.1.4 X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
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271 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Results and Discussion |
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271 | (5) |
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7.3.2.1 The Effect of Boron Particles Coated with GAPm |
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272 | (1) |
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7.3.2.2 The Effect of Adding Mg into Boron Particles Coated with GAPm |
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272 | (3) |
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275 | (1) |
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7.3.2.4 The Effect of Milling Time |
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276 | (1) |
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7.3.3 Summary on Combustion Parameters of Model Propellant with B-Mg Alloys |
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276 | (2) |
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7.4 Formation of CCP of Boron-Containing Solid Propellants and Combustion Efficiency |
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278 | (11) |
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7.4.1 Boron Agglomeration, CCP, and Combustion Efficiency |
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278 | (2) |
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7.4.2 Mechanism of Solid Residue Formation |
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280 | (2) |
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7.4.3 Modeling of the Boron Particles Agglomeration |
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282 | (2) |
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7.4.4 Critical Conditions for the Slag Formation |
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284 | (3) |
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7.4.5 Dependence of the Mass of Residues on Mean Pressure in Gas Generator |
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287 | (2) |
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7.5 Combustion Efficiency of Propellants Containing Boron Fuels |
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289 | (10) |
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289 | (1) |
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7.5.2 Components, Formulations, and Experimental Program |
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290 | (1) |
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7.5.3 Propellant Specimens and Sampling Technology and Treatment |
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291 | (2) |
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7.5.4 Experimental Results |
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293 | (5) |
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294 | (1) |
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7.5.4.2 CCP of Propellants with Boron |
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294 | (2) |
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7.5.4.3 CCP of the Propellants with Boron and Aluminum |
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296 | (1) |
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7.5.4.4 The Energy Release Efficiency |
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296 | (2) |
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7.5.5 Summary on Combustion Efficiency of Model Propellant with B and A1B2 |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (8) |
8 Application Perspectives and Development Trends of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Propellants |
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307 | (8) |
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307 | (1) |
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8.2 Requirements of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellants |
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307 | (2) |
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8.2.1 Requirements of New Air-to-Air Missile |
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307 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Requirements of Supersonic Velocity Missile in Future |
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308 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Requirements of Ground-Air Missile against High Mobility Targets |
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308 | (1) |
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8.2.4 Requirements of Large Caliber Artillery Lift |
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309 | (1) |
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8.3 Development Progress and Trends of Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellant |
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309 | (2) |
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309 | (1) |
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8.3.2 Insensitive Characteristics |
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309 | (1) |
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8.3.3 High-Pressure Exponent |
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309 | (1) |
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8.3.4 Using Nanosized Fuels in Fuel-Rich Solid Propellant |
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310 | (1) |
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8.4 Advice of Experts to the Development of Fuel-Rich Solid Propellants |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (3) |
Index |
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