Ammonium nitrate propellants and methods for preparing the same
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1. A process of forming a strengthened propellant composition comprising the steps of:
- grinding ammonium nitrate; and
forming a mixture comprising;
ground ammonium nitrate in an amount from about 40 percent to about 85 percent by weight of the composition;
azidocarbonamide in an amount from about 8 percent to about 12 percent by weight of the composition;
polyglycol adipate; and
an additional component selected from the group consisting of trimethylol ethane trinitrate, triethylene glycol dinitrate, triethylene glycol trinitrate, butanetriol trinitrate, diethyleneglycol dinitrate, ethyleneglycol dinitrate, nitroglycerine, diethylene glycerin trinitrate, dinitroglycerine, nitrobenzene, N-butyl-2-nitratoethylnitramine, methyl-2-nitratoethylnitramine, ethyl-2-nitratoethylnitramine, cyclotrimethylene trinitramine, cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine, dinitroxyethylnitramine, and mixtures thereof.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an age-stabilized and/or strengthened ammonium nitrate propellant composition wherein the strengthening agent is selected from the group consisting of azodicarbonamide, dicyandiamide, oxamide and mixtures thereof and wherein the age-stabilizing agent is a molecular sieve having a pore size of 13 angstroms or less.
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1. A process of forming a strengthened propellant composition comprising the steps of:
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grinding ammonium nitrate; and
forming a mixture comprising;
ground ammonium nitrate in an amount from about 40 percent to about 85 percent by weight of the composition;
azidocarbonamide in an amount from about 8 percent to about 12 percent by weight of the composition;
polyglycol adipate; and
an additional component selected from the group consisting of trimethylol ethane trinitrate, triethylene glycol dinitrate, triethylene glycol trinitrate, butanetriol trinitrate, diethyleneglycol dinitrate, ethyleneglycol dinitrate, nitroglycerine, diethylene glycerin trinitrate, dinitroglycerine, nitrobenzene, N-butyl-2-nitratoethylnitramine, methyl-2-nitratoethylnitramine, ethyl-2-nitratoethylnitramine, cyclotrimethylene trinitramine, cyclotetramethylene tetranitramine, dinitroxyethylnitramine, and mixtures thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A process of forming an age-stabilized, strengthened propellant composition comprising the steps of:
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forming a primary mixture of ammonium nitrate and a molecular sieve, wherein the molecular sieve is present in an amount from about 0.2 percent to about 6 percent by weight of the composition;
aging the primary mixture for a first aging period;
forming a secondary mixture by adding a strengthening agent and a binder to the primary mixture, wherein the amount of binder is sufficient to form the secondary mixture into a desired shape; and
aging the secondary mixture for a second aging period. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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