Combustion Characteristics of Nanoaluminium-Based Composite Solid Propellants: An Overview

Table 1

Agglomerate size studies for nanoaluminized propellants containing AP.

		Experimental
Ref.	Propellant	Pressure (MPa)	Facility	Dag (µm)	Agg. fact. = Agg. size/parent Al size
[41, 42]	AP: 71 %, NAl: 15%, NAl size: 50 nm, HTPB: 12.5%	4, 6, 8	QPCB (quench particle collection bomb)	1–5	20–100
[8]	AP: 65.3%, NAl: 15%, NAl: 300 nm, HTPB: 17%	2, 2.5	Combustion photograph	13	40–50
[43]	AP: 68%, UFAL: 18%, UFAL size: ∼450 nm, HTPB: 12.5%	2, 4, 6, 8	QPCB	11–21	24–46