This paper reviews physico chemical, thermal, mechanical and ballistic characteristics of glycidyl azide polymer (GAP) and GAP based solid propellants. GAP offers propellant system with superior ballistics and high performance. Its potential as an energetic additive is attributed to the highly exothermic scission of -N3 bond structure accompanied by the release of energy of the order of 685 kJ/mole. Inclusion of GAP in propellant compositions leads to an improvement in their mechanical properties.
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