rope||ants a subsLance whlch when sub[ecLed Lo Lhermal or mechanlcal shock geLs very rapldly

oxldlzed elecLrochemlcally lnLo producLs of greaLly lncreased volumes wlLh a sudden release of
poLenLlal energy
kocket rope|s|on a hlgh oxygen conLalnlng fuel or mlxLure of fuel + oxldanL whose combusLlon
Laken place ln a conLrolled manner wlLh Lhe evoluLlon
ropert|es of a gud rope||ant
1 hould produce hlgh lmpulse on burnlng
2 houl produce llghL welghL producLs
3 hould have low lgnlLlon delay(Llme Lo caLch flre)
4 hould produce hlgh LemperaLure on burnlng
|ass|f|cat|on Cf rope||ants
1 olld propellanL
2 Llquld propellanL

o||d prope||ant
Pomogenous nlLrocellulose
PeLerogenous nlLrocellulose+nlLroglycerlne
MonopropellanL lL has fuel as well as oxldanL ln Le same molecule or ln Lhe same soluLlon
Lx P2C2