R. Meyer J. Köhler A. Homburg Explosives

Billet
Billet
Monolithic charge of solid propellant of any geometry; term usually
applied to a formed propellant prior to final shaping (W Grain).
Binder
Compositions that hold together a charge of finely divided particles
and increase the mechanical strength of the resulting propellant grain
when it is consolidated under pressure. Binders are usually resins,
plastics, or asphaltics, used dry or in solution (W Energetic Binders).
BITA
Abbreviation denotation for an aziridine curing agent in W Composite
Propellants; it has the following structure:
empirical formula: C21H27O3N3
molecular weight: 369.24
density: 1.00 g/cm 3
Bi-trinitroethylnitramine
Di (2,2,2-trinitroethyl)nitramin; di-trinitroéthylnitramine; BTNENA,
HOX = High Oxygen Explosive
empirical formula: C4H4N8O14
molecular weight: 388.1
energy of formation: +2.8 kcal/kg = +11.9 kJ/kg
enthalpy of formation: –17.0 kcal/kg = –71.2 kJ/kg
oxygen balance: +16.5%
nitrogen content: 28.80%
volume of explosion gases: 693 l/kg
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