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Manoj Palavalli1, Michael L. Reinig
Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute,
University of Missouri, Columbia
Abstract
Literature sources were used to evaluate the characteristics of 2,4,6,8,10,12-hexanitro-2,4,6,8,10,12-hexaaza-tetracyclododecane or hexanitro-hexaazaisowurtzitane, commonly known as CL-20 as a propellant. CL-20 is classified as an insensitive explosive, and therefore has the advantage of not reacting to shock, friction, and is fire resistant. The specific impulse of CL-20 and Cl-20 with aluminum powder is far greater compared to other propellants.
Manoj Palavalli is a Junior at Hickman High School in Columbia.
Michael Reinig is from St. Louis, MO. He will be graduating in May of 2010 with his BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri. In June of 2010 he will be attending the NSEI graduate school at the University of Missouri-Columbia in the pursuit of his MS in Nuclear Engineering.
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