%0 Journal Article
%T UseofAShatterTestVesseltoAssessPropellantSafety
%A £¿Clive
%A WOODLEY
%A Peter
%A HENNING
%J »ðըҩѧ±¨
%P 10-12
%D 2015
%R 10.14077/j.issn.1007-7812.2015.05.002
%X Atlowtemperatures,gunpropellantgrainsmaybecomebrittleandthiscanleadtofractureorshatterofthegrainsduringgunfiring.Shouldthiseventoccurthenitwillresultinanincreaseintheburningsurfaceofthepropellantandwillgiverisetoachangeinballisticperformance.Also,iftheresultantoverpressureissufficient,abreechfailuremayresult.Understandingthepropensityofagraintofractureorshatteristhereforeimportantindeterminingitssafetyinuse.Thisdocumentdescribesatestthatmaybeusedtoderiveknowledgeandtoquantifythephysicalbehaviourofagunpropellantgrainatthelowtemperaturesatwhichfractureorshatterismostlikelytooccur.
%K £¿
%K closedvessel
%K shattertest
%K propellantsafety
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