Department of Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Environmental Science
Degree:
Master of Science
Program:
Chemical Engineering
Document Type:
Thesis
Advisory Committee:
Lei, George Y. (Committee chair)
Lin, Chen-Chong (Committee member)
Parker, Richard Clyde (Committee member)
Date:
1988-09
Keywords:
Rockets (Aeronautics) -- Fuel
Cyclopentadiene
Diels-Alder reaction
Polymers and polymerization
Availability:
Unrestricted
Abstract:
Diels Alder polymerization of cyclopentadiene ( CPD ) has been carried out at 170°C under inert atmosphere. The resulted polymer has a low bulk viscosity, 7.4 cps, and a number average molecular weight Mn up to 3000. This liquid Prepolymer is curable with maleic anhydride. With ammonium perchlorate, aluminum, and maleic anhydride, a high energy solid propellant has been formulated with this polymer. Via bomb calorimeter, Instron, and density measurement, it was found that this propellant has a better heat of combustion, tensile strength, and solid loading than that of the commercial rocket propellant based on hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene.
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