Extrudable gas generating propellants, method and apparatus
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1. A crash bag propellant comprising, in combination,(a) about 45-80 wt % oxidizer salt;
- (b) an effective amount of a cellulose-based binder;
(c) about 10-35 wt % of energetic component selected from the group consisting of nitroguanidine, triaminoguanidine nitrate, ethylene dinitramine, cyclotrimethylenetetranitramine, cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine, trinitrotoluene and pentaerythritoltetranitrate; and
(d) up to about 5 wt % additive(s).
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Abstract
A stable extrudable non-azide crash bag propellant composition for generating high quality nitrogen gas and a low temperature process for producing the same from an extrudable mass containing an effective amount of a cellulose-based binder.
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22 Claims
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1. A crash bag propellant comprising, in combination,
(a) about 45-80 wt % oxidizer salt; -
(b) an effective amount of a cellulose-based binder; (c) about 10-35 wt % of energetic component selected from the group consisting of nitroguanidine, triaminoguanidine nitrate, ethylene dinitramine, cyclotrimethylenetetranitramine, cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine, trinitrotoluene and pentaerythritoltetranitrate; and (d) up to about 5 wt % additive(s). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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9. A process for preparing extruded smokeless-type crash bag propellant comprising
A. forming an extrudible mass comprising (a) 45-80 wt. % oxidizer salt; -
(b) an effective amount of a cellulose based binder; (c) about 10-35 wt. % of at least one energetic component selected from the group consisting of nitroguanidine, triaminoguanidine nitrate, ethylene dinitramine, cyclotrimethylenetetranitroamine, trinitrotoluene and pentaerythritoltetranitrate; (d) up to about 5% additive(s); and (e) up to about 25 wt. % removable solvent; B. blocking the extrudible mass, as desired; C. extruding the blocked extrudible mass through a die; D. cutting the extrudate and drying the cut particles; and E. applying an antistatic agent onto the particulate product, as desired, to obtain the desired propellant. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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11. The process of claim 9 wherein the oxidizer salt is at least one member selected from the group consisting of sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium perchlorate, and potassium perchlorate, and the cellulose-based binder is a member selected from the group consisting of nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, and cellulose acetate butyrate.
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12. The process of claim 11 comprising utilizing about 52-64 wt % KNO3 as oxidizer salt;
- about 15-25 wt. % nitrocellulose binder; and
about 15-25 wt % nitroguanidine as an energetic component.
- about 15-25 wt. % nitrocellulose binder; and
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13. The process of claim 11 comprising utilizing about 47-68 wt % KClO4 as oxidizer salt, about 15-25 wt % nitrocellulose binder;
- and about 11 31 wt. % nitroguanidine as an energetic component.
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14. The process of claim 10 comprising utilizing 10-31 wt. % cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine as an energetic component.
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15. The process of claim 10 comprising utilizing 10-31 wt. % cyclotetramethylenetetranitramine as an energetic component.
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16. The process of claim 10 comprising utilizing 10-31 wt. % pentaerythritoltetranitrate as an energetic component.
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