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Research Progress on Long Storage Performance of NEPE Propellant

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2021 International Conference on Development and Application of Carbon Nanomaterials in Energetic Materials (ICCN 2021)

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The long storage performance of NEPE propellant is an important property concerned by propellant researchers. With the change of long storage time, the fluctuation of propellant performance is an important problem restricting the application of NEPE propellant in military equipment. In this paper, the research progress of long storage performance of NEPE propellant in recent years is reviewed, including aging mechanism, aging performance research methods and life prediction. The results show that the aging reactions of NEPE propellant are mainly divided into nitrate decomposition, binder degradation and post curing reaction. Researchers used computational simulation, spectral method, mechanical method, thermal analysis method, chromatography and other methods to evaluate the long storage performance of NEPE, and based on the above methods to predict the life of NEPE propellant. It is generally considered that the service life of NEPE propellant is about 13–16 years.

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Shi, L., Fu, X., Meng, S., Wang, J. (2022). Research Progress on Long Storage Performance of NEPE Propellant. In: Gany, A., Fu, X. (eds) 2021 International Conference on Development and Application of Carbon Nanomaterials in Energetic Materials. ICCN 2021. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 276. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1774-5_45

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