Bicyclo-HMX as an Energetic Additive for Composite Propellants

No AccessTechnical NotesBicyclo-HMX as an Energetic Additive for Composite PropellantsFilip Sazeček, Ondřej Vodochodský, Robert Matyáš, Petr Stojan, Jan Zigmund and Jiří PachmanFilip SazečekUniversity of Pardubice, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic*Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Energetic Materials; .Search for more papers by this author, Ondřej VodochodskýUniversity of Pardubice, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic†Assistant Professor, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Energetic Materials; .Search for more papers by this author, Robert MatyášUniversity of Pardubice, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic‡Associate Professor, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Energetic Materials; (Corresponding Author).Search for more papers by this author, Petr StojanOZM Research, 538 62 Hrochův Týnec, Czech Republic§Project Manager, s.r.o., Blížňovice 32; .Search for more papers by this author, Jan ZigmundExplosia a.s., 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic¶Researcher of Explosia a.s., Semtín 107; .Search for more papers by this author and Jiří Pachman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4759-2045University of Pardubice, 530 02 Pardubice, Czech Republic**Associate Professor, University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Energetic Materials; .Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:16 Apr 2023https://doi.org/10.2514/1.B38977SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Kubota N., “Energetics of Propellants and Explosives,” Propellants and Explosives: Thermochemical Aspects of Combustion, 3th ed., Wiley, Weinheim, Germany, 2015, pp. 100–103. 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TopicsCombustionEnergyEnergy Forms, Production and ConversionEnergy ProductionMaterialsMaterials and Structural MechanicsPropellantPropulsion and PowerRocket PropellantRocketry KeywordsComposite PropellantsHigh Performance PropellantsAdiabatic Flame TemperatureEnergetic MaterialsNitramine PropellantsAcknowledgmentsThis work was supported by Technology Agency of the Czech Republic project TH03020263 and University of Pardubice project SGS_2023_003.PDF Received1 August 2022Accepted21 February 2023Published online16 April 2023