>> what is dewetting
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> It is when a polymer peels away from it's substrate. It doesn't apply to
> anything in a solid rocket motor.
Actually it can refer to the loss of bonding of the filler (such as AP) from
the polymer matrix in a composite propellant.
Gary

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Doc - 28 Mar 2006 01:13 GMT
>>> what is dewetting
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> the polymer matrix in a composite propellant.
That never occured to me. Thanks Gary.
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Jerry Irvine - 29 Mar 2006 00:05 GMT
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> Doc
Is the phemomena with AT Warp-9 in RMS systems from this phenomena?
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Gary C. Rosenfield - 29 Mar 2006 00:44 GMT
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> Jerry
No, that's the phenomena of "critical modulus failure". See recent
discussion on TRF.
Gary