Process for the removal of a solid rocket propellant from a rocket motor case
US5552093A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 1989 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC06B21/0091
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of reclaiming a solid rocket motor which allows the motor case to be reused. The method comprises cooling the propellant to a temperature below the Tg range of the binder, shattering the cooled propellant and removing the shattered propellant from the rocket motor case.
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