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1	FROM THEORY TO APPLICATION: THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND COMBUSTION PERFORMANCE OF HIGH ENERGY COMPOSITE GUN PROPELLANTS AND THEIR SOLVENTLESS ALTERNATIVES Aaron Afriat (10732359) 20 May 2024 (has links) <p dir="ltr">Additive manufacturing (AM) of gun propellants is an emerging and promising field which addresses the limitations of conventional manufacturing techniques. Overall, this thesis is a body of work which serves to bridge the gap between fundamental research and application of additively manufactured gun propellants.</p> Organic chemical synthesis Theoretical quantum chemistry Aerospace materials Powder and particle technology Composite and hybrid materials Polymers and plastics Solid mechanics additive manufacturing composite propellant gun propellant afriat method afriat isoconversional method solventless gun propellant vibration-assisted printing vibration assisted printing VAP 3DThermoDIC instrumented ram extruder low-vulnerability ammunition 3D internal geometries extrusion based additive manufacturing rheology of lova propellant lova propellant dynamic mechanical testing anisotropy gun propellant paste rheology clogging analysis high strain rate failure 3d digital image correlation thermal imaging powder gun gun firing ballistic performance