Additive Manufacturing and Combustion Characteristics of Polyethylene Oxide/Aluminum/Copper Oxide-Based Energetic Nanocomposites for Enhancing the Propulsion of Small Projectiles
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Additive Manufacturing of PEO/nEM Composite-Based 3D Structures
2.2. Measurement of Physical and Combustion Characteristics of PEO/nEM Composites
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Kim, H.S.; Kim, S.H. Additive Manufacturing and Combustion Characteristics of Polyethylene Oxide/Aluminum/Copper Oxide-Based Energetic Nanocomposites for Enhancing the Propulsion of Small Projectiles. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 1052. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13061052
Kim HS, Kim SH. Additive Manufacturing and Combustion Characteristics of Polyethylene Oxide/Aluminum/Copper Oxide-Based Energetic Nanocomposites for Enhancing the Propulsion of Small Projectiles. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(6):1052. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13061052
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Ho Sung, and Soo Hyung Kim. 2023. "Additive Manufacturing and Combustion Characteristics of Polyethylene Oxide/Aluminum/Copper Oxide-Based Energetic Nanocomposites for Enhancing the Propulsion of Small Projectiles" Nanomaterials 13, no. 6: 1052. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13061052