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End-burning propellant grain with area-enhanced burning surface

US10570069B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 8, 2015
Grant dateFeb 25, 2020
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF05D2250/232
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An end-burning grain of a solid rocket motor or other gas-generating device is supplemented with one or more sticks of high-burn-rate propellant embedded in a matrix of a relatively low-burn-rate propellant. The sticks increase the burning surface area as the grain burns by forming conical indentations in the surface.

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