Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Propellant: Properties, Combustion, and Technology Aspects [Hardcover]

Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellant Technology is a professional book that systematically introduces the latest research progress for boron-based fuel-rich solid propellants. It covers surface modifications, coating and agglomerating techniques, granulation, and characterization of amorphous boron powders, and its application to fuel-rich solid rocket propellants. Technologies for controlling the processing methods and combustion performance of fuel-rich propellants are examined, and the book concludes with a summary of the research progress in boron-based fuel-rich solid propellants and a look forward to the foreseeable development trends of military applications.

1. Basic Formulations and Components of Ramjet Propellants 2. Surface Modification and Characterization of Boron Powder 3. The Surface-Interfacial Properties of Boron and Binder System 4. Rheological Properties 5. Energetic Properties 6. Combustion Properties 7. Combustion Performance of Model Propellant with Boron and Boron-Containing Compounds 8. Application Perspectives and Development Trends of Boron-Based Fuel-Rich Propellants

Boron powder, with high gravimetric and volumetric heat of combustion, is a promising candidate metal fuels for fuel rich solid propellants, attracting much attention from researchers all over the world. Boron-based Fuel-Rich Solid Rocket Propellant Technology introduces the latest research in the area of boron-based fuel rich solid propellants.