smokeless solid propellant

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• Smokeless powder — is the name given to a number of propellants used in firearms and artillery which produce negligible smoke when fired, unlike the older gunpowder (black powder) which they replaced. The basis of the term smokeless is that the combustion products… …   Wikipedia

• Propellant — A propellant is a material that is used to move ( propel ) an object. This will often involve a chemical reaction. It may be a gas, liquid, plasma, or, before the chemical reaction, a solid.Common chemical propellants consist of a fuel, like… …   Wikipedia

• Solid-fuel rocket — A solid rocket or a solid fuel rocket is a rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid fueled, powered by gunpowder, used by the Chinese and Arabs in warfare as early as the 13th century. All… …   Wikipedia

• smokeless powder — noun an explosive (trade name Ballistite) that burns with relatively little smoke; contains pyrocellulose and is used as a propellant • Syn: ↑Ballistite • Hypernyms: ↑explosive • Substance Meronyms: ↑pyrocellulose * * * noun : any of …   Useful english dictionary

• Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant — (APCP) is a modern solid rocket propellant used in both manned and unmanned rocket vehicles. It differs from many traditional solid rocket propellants such as black powder or Zinc Sulfur, not only in chemical composition and overall performance,… …   Wikipedia

• Rocket propellant — is mass that is stored, usually in some form of propellant tank, prior to being used as the propulsive mass that is ejected from a rocket engine in the form of a fluid jet to produce thrust.Chemical rocket propellants are most commonly used,… …   Wikipedia

• RBS 70 — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=RBS 70 caption=RBS70 SAM origin= Sweden type=Short range man portable air defence system used by= manufacturer=Saab Bofors Dynamics unit cost= propellant= production date= service=1977 present engine=Booster and …   Wikipedia

• AGM-88 HARM — The AGM 88 High speed Anti Radiation Missile (HARM) is an air to surface tactical missile designed to home in on electronic transmissions associated with surface to air missile radar systems. The missile was originally developed by Texas… …   Wikipedia

• Artillery — For other uses of the term, see Artillery (disambiguation). Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric Ancient …   Wikipedia

• Integrated Guided Missile Development Program — An Agni II during the Republic Day Parade in 2004 The Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) was an Indian Ministry of Defence program between the early 1980s and 2007 for the development of a comprehensive range of missiles,… …   Wikipedia

• Muzzleloader — A muzzleloader is any firearm into which the projectile and usually the propellant charge is loaded from the muzzle of the gun (i.e. from the forward, open end of the gun s barrel). This is distinct from the more popular modern (higher tech and… …   Wikipedia