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Purification and Properties of Polyvinyl Nitrate and Its Compatibility With Solid Oxidizers

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Polyvinyl nitrate (PVN) is a nitrate‐ester energetic binder that can be produced directly from polyvinyl alcohol—a cheap commodity feedstock—thereby offering potential cost and supply‐chain advantages over binders based on nitrocellulose and other specialty polymers.
Stephen Spice, Monica C. Chandwani, Carole A. Morrison, Colin R. Pulham   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Screening Surface Modifications to Benzene to Improve Solubility in Hydroxyl‐Terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB)—A DFT Demonstration

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the advantage of computationally pre‐screening surface‐modifying material candidates, using density functional theory (DFT), to inform experimental synthesis and formulation efforts. This demonstration focuses on improving the solubility of benzene‐based materials in hydroxyl‐terminated ...
Samantha E. Knoth
wiley   +1 more source

Field tests of live and training cartridges with high explosive-fragmentation projectiles for Leopard tank 2A4 main gun

, 2012
W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań poligonowych naboi z pociskami odłamkowoburzącymi He (Pz-511) i ćwiczebnymi HE-TP (PZ-521) przeznaczonymi do 120mm armat czołgów LEOPARD 2A4.
Kuśnierz, T.
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Behavioural manipulation of the cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala L): Prospects for push–pull strategies in oilseed rape

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Behavioural manipulation of Psylliodes chrysocephala provides promising opportunities for sustainable pest management in oilseed rape systems. This review synthesises evidence on glucosinolates and their volatile isothiocyanate derivatives as phagostimulants and attractants, alongside the repellent or antifeedant effects of non‐host plants, plant ...
Suleiman Mustapha, Patricia A Ortega‐Ramos, Jozsef Vuts, Tariq M Butt, E. Joel Loveridge, Daniel Rüde, Samantha M Cook   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microphysics and interactions of aerosols and fog on the northwest Atlantic Ocean

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.
In the Grand Banks, aerosol size distributions were bimodal, aerosol and fog droplet concentrations were low, and fogs were shorter (<12 hours). In contrast, near Sable Island, aerosol size distributions had a single broad mode that was likely influenced by continental emissions, corresponding with higher aerosol and droplet concentrations as well as ...
Gianina Giacosa, Lauren Robinson, David G. Ortiz‐Suslow, Ryan Yamaguchi, Edward Creegan, Phillipe Gauvin‐Bourdon, Leyla Salehpoor, Leigh R. Crilley, Trevor C. VandenBoer, Qing Wang, Harindra J. S. Fernando, Rachel Y.‐W. Chang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advanced Materials for Composite Armour

, 2009
PhDComposite integral armour plays an important role in future combat system. Despite numerous experimental studies there are still disadvantages such as complex manufacturing process, relatively big damage area, difficult to repair and limit shape etc.
Zhu, Fuyou
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Ab initio framework for nuclear scattering and reactions induced by light projectiles

International audienceA quantitative and predictive microscopic theoretical framework that can describe reactions induced by $\alpha$ particles ($^4$He nuclei) and heavier projectiles is currently lacking.
Kravvaris, Konstantinos, Guillaume Hupin, Quaglioni, Sofia, Hupin, Guillaume, Konstantinos Kravvaris, Sofia Quaglioni, Navratil, Petr, Petr Navrátil   +7 more
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Sliding Mode Control in Aerospace Applications: A Survey

International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sliding mode control (SMC) enjoys robustness to matched and unmatched (in the case of minimum phase input‐output dynamics) bounded perturbations, and finite time convergence. Second‐order and higher‐order sliding mode control systems (2‐SMC/HOSMC) retain all the advantages of sliding mode control, but in addition can be applied to systems of ...
Yuri Shtessel, Christopher Edwards
wiley   +1 more source

Autoionization of Nq+ (q=1-3) Rydberg states produced in high-energy collisions with He

, 2008
Energy spectra of electrons ejected through autoionization decay of high-Rydberg states in high-energy collisions of Nq+ (q = 1-3) with He have been measured with high resolution by using zero-degree electron spectroscopy.
Shibata, H., Sataka, M., Komaki, K., Kawatsura, K., Ozaki, K., Sugai, H., Takahiro, K., Imai, M.   +7 more
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Actuation Strategies for Underwater Jet‐Propelled Soft Robots

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This review article examines jet‐propulsion mechanisms in underwater soft robotic systems, focusing exclusively on physically fabricated and experimentally validated robots. Covering research published from 2013 to 2025, this study classifies and evaluates jet‐propulsion robots based on their actuation mechanisms.
Angel Kitone, Mohammed Anteet, Pawandeep S. Matharu, Yara Almubarak   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source