SOLID PROPELLANTS & ENERGETIC MATERIALS

Our research focus on the design and development of innovative fuels / propellants for:

SOLID PROPELLANT MANUFACTURING FACILITIES at SIA ASPC LAB

Digital Weighting &  Moulds for solid Fuel casting

Mechanical Stirrer (Low speed)

Mechanical Stirrer (High speed)

Vacuum Casting Unit

Water bath tub based mixing unit

Mechanical Vibrator

Hot Air Oven for solid propellant curing

RESEARCH ON SOLID PROPELLANTS

TG/DTG curves represent the various steps of MgB2 oxidation.

FTIR spectra of S1-S5 fuel samples.

The X-ray diffraction patterns for as-received pure B4C, PTFE, and milled B4C-PTFE composite powders.

SEM images of

(a) pure B4C,

(b) enlarged image of area A

(c) Pure PTFE

SEM images of fracture (a) P-CB2 tensile sample, (b) P-MgB2.

SEM images of post-combustion residues of MgB2 (a) unburnt MgB2, (b) MgB2 heated at 1133 K, (c) MgB2 heated at 1343 K, (d) MgB2 heated at 1603 K, (e) magnified view of the image (e), (f) EDS scan of image (e), and (g) TEM images of MgBx oxide layer.

X-ray diffraction patterns of as-received Al, CeO2 particles, and ball milled CeO2 - Al binary composite.

XRD pattern of the post-combustion residue of MgB2 (a) 1133 K, (b) 1343 K and (c) 1603 K.

The research is Jointly carried out with other other partner universities in India, Belgium and Italy