A review of advanced high performance, insensitive and thermally stable energetic materials emerging for military and space applications.
Energetic materials used extensively both for civil and military applications. There are continuous research programmes worldwide to develop new materials with higher performance and enhanced insensitivity to thermal or shock insults than the existing ones in order to meet the requirements of future military and space applications. This review concentrates on recent advances in syntheses, potential formulations and space applications of potential compounds with respect to safety, performance and stability.
Sikder
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High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Sutarwadi, Pune 411021, India. ak_sikder@yahoo.com
Sikder
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D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000379:methods; D005107:Explosions; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D008891:Military Science / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013026:Space Flight / Q000295:instrumentation*