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US 2018/0079697 A1Published application
Solid-rocket Propellants
AssigneePurdue Research Foundation
InventorsBrandon C TERRY, Steven F SON, Ibrahim E GUNDUZ
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Abstract
Solid-fuel rocket propellants comprising an oxidizer, an oxophilic metal-halophilic metal formulation, and a binder are described herein. Further described are processes for preparing such propellants and methods of reducing hydrogen chloride production via the combustion of such propellants. Non-limiting examples of such formulations include aluminum-lithium alloys.
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A solid-rocket propellant comprising an aluminum-lithium alloy, an oxidizer, and a binder, wherein the ratio of lithium to aluminum in the alloy is between about 14% and about 34% by weight.
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