There has been a rapid rise in air passenger traffic and increased exports and imports of goods in the last decade, which is expected to drive the demand for aerospace components. Most aerospace parts manufacturers have decided to adjust their operations to achieve maximum flexibility with modernization investments, spanning the entire organization. These initiatives might include simple processes and product designs that involve the application of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene on a large scale during the manufacturing of the components.
Propellants are chemical compounds or mixtures that, on the ignition, exhibit self-sustained combustion and generate large volumes of hot gases at controlled, predetermined rates. The technological development of propellants, which are used in a solid and hybrid rocket motor, uses hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB) as a binder in the manufacturing process of the rocket motor.
