SBIR-STTR Award

ASI is proposing a novel double base stabilizer concept that capitalizes on years of environmental research, including research into the reduction of NOx, SOx, and VOC gases released into the earth''s atmosphere. Our approach should not only provide better stabilizer performance, but will also allow for more stabilizer to be added to the typical double base propellant formulation, with fewer adverse performance effects normally associated with inert constituents.

Benefit:
Our technology should yield dramatically longer double base propellant service life.

Keywords:
Solid Propellants, Solid Propellants, stabilizers

In the proposed effort, ASI will be teaming with a major propulsion contractor to develop next generation thermal stabilizers for double base propellants. The scope includes chemical synthesis, propellant development and testing, and accelerated aging.

Benefit:
The development of a next generation thermal stabilizer could provide substantial increases in service life for future tactical and strategic motors that use double base propellants.

Keywords:
decomposition, energetics, double base propellants, Thermal stabilizers