| Sol No.: |
Navy SBIR FY2012.1 |
| Topic No.: |
N121-083 |
| Topic Title: |
Novel Fluorine-Containing Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) Propellant Component |
| Proposal No.: |
N121-083-1278 |
| Firm: |
NALAS Engineering Services Inc.
20 STONEWALL ROAD
Salem, Connecticut 06420 |
| Contact: |
Pascal Dube |
| Phone: |
(860) 861-3691 |
| Abstract: |
NALAS proposes to address the challenge for novel fluorine-containing propellant components with a 3-fold approach:
1. Synthesize a fluorinated analog of BTTN as novel fluorinated plasticizer.
2. Prepare fluorinated analogs of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB).
3. Prepare a novel fluorinated energetic polymer via the functionalization of polyepichlorohydrin (PECH-triol) with the fluorodinitroethanol (FDNE) motif.
NALAS believes that this approach will enable direct comparison of the properties with materials that are well-established in the energetic community. Fluoro-BTTN and fluorinated HTPB have the potential to offer the desired benefits while conserving the physical properties of the original compounds. In parallel, a novel energetic polymer containing fluorine atoms has never been prepared to our knowledge and could offer promising properties and spur further research in this field. |
| Benefits: |
NALAS believes that this approach will enable direct comparison of the properties with materials that are well-established in the energetic community. Fluoro-BTTN and fluorinated HTPB have the potential to offer the desired benefits while conserving the physical properties of the original compounds and offer the best chance for commerialization. In parallel, a novel energetic polymer containing fluorine atoms has never been prepared to our knowledge and could offer promising properties and spur further research in this field. Again, if this is successful it has a high chance for commercialization as a rocket propellant ingredient. |