Development of nitrocellulose as a propellant in rounds 5.56mm ball

Nitrocellulose also known as a gun cotton is produced through nitrating process. Currently, Malaysia is still buying gunpowder from other countries for our small arms industry. This scenario does not give a good strategic effect on our defence policy. Malaysia’s survival when facing a prolonged cris...

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Main Author:	Ibrahim, Farizha
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	U Military Science (General)
Online Access:	http://ir.upnm.edu.my/id/eprint/446/1/DEVELOPMENT%20OF%20NITROCELLULOSE%20%2825p%29.pdf http://ir.upnm.edu.my/id/eprint/446/2/DEVELOPMENT%20OF%20NITROCELLULOSE%20%28Full%29.pdf
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spelling	my-upnm-ir.4462024-08-23T01:11:20Z Development of nitrocellulose as a propellant in rounds 5.56mm ball 2019-03-18 Ibrahim, Farizha U Military Science (General) Nitrocellulose also known as a gun cotton is produced through nitrating process. Currently, Malaysia is still buying gunpowder from other countries for our small arms industry. This scenario does not give a good strategic effect on our defence policy. Malaysia’s survival when facing a prolonged crisis will not be at its optimal defensive capacity. Malaysia will face the possibility of running out of ammunition due to supply blockades from enemies and their possible allies. However, Malaysia has a lot of resources that can be used as a defence lifeline. In Malaysia, there are a lot of farm wastes, trees and other fibres that can be processed as nitrocellulose through the process of pulping, bleaching and nitrating. Through this process, a propellant grade nitrocellulose can be produced. This study is mainly done to investigate the powder or propellant charge effect in terms of kinetic energy and calorific value of the small arms bullet using Nitrocellulose, extracted from Rhizophora Apiculata, Kenaf Bast and Palm Oil Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB). After nitrocellulose was successfully produced, it was tested through firing test. The inhouse nitrocellulose produced was then compared with Rounds 5.56mm Ball (M193) Gunpowder in terms of muzzle velocity and kinetic energy produced. The findings revealed that raw nitrocellulose with nitrogen content 10.8% to 11.4% can be produced through this study. The nitrocellulose surprisingly produced the average reading of 39% higher for muzzle velocity and 63% higher for kinetic energy when tested at Ballistic Lab of STRIDE Batu Arang, Selangor. Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetric (DSC) measurement were also carried out to further investigate the properties and purity of nitrocellulose. This shows a great opportunity for Malaysian defence industry to develop new sources for the most important part of weapon, which is the propellant itself. 2019-03 Thesis http://ir.upnm.edu.my/id/eprint/446/ http://ir.upnm.edu.my/id/eprint/446/1/DEVELOPMENT%20OF%20NITROCELLULOSE%20%2825p%29.pdf text en public http://ir.upnm.edu.my/id/eprint/446/2/DEVELOPMENT%20OF%20NITROCELLULOSE%20%28Full%29.pdf text en validuser mphil masters Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia Centre For Graduate Studies
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language	English English
topic	U Military Science (General)
spellingShingle	U Military Science (General) Ibrahim, Farizha Development of nitrocellulose as a propellant in rounds 5.56mm ball
description	Nitrocellulose also known as a gun cotton is produced through nitrating process. Currently, Malaysia is still buying gunpowder from other countries for our small arms industry. This scenario does not give a good strategic effect on our defence policy. Malaysia’s survival when facing a prolonged crisis will not be at its optimal defensive capacity. Malaysia will face the possibility of running out of ammunition due to supply blockades from enemies and their possible allies. However, Malaysia has a lot of resources that can be used as a defence lifeline. In Malaysia, there are a lot of farm wastes, trees and other fibres that can be processed as nitrocellulose through the process of pulping, bleaching and nitrating. Through this process, a propellant grade nitrocellulose can be produced. This study is mainly done to investigate the powder or propellant charge effect in terms of kinetic energy and calorific value of the small arms bullet using Nitrocellulose, extracted from Rhizophora Apiculata, Kenaf Bast and Palm Oil Empty Fruit Bunches (EFB). After nitrocellulose was successfully produced, it was tested through firing test. The inhouse nitrocellulose produced was then compared with Rounds 5.56mm Ball (M193) Gunpowder in terms of muzzle velocity and kinetic energy produced. The findings revealed that raw nitrocellulose with nitrogen content 10.8% to 11.4% can be produced through this study. The nitrocellulose surprisingly produced the average reading of 39% higher for muzzle velocity and 63% higher for kinetic energy when tested at Ballistic Lab of STRIDE Batu Arang, Selangor. Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetric (DSC) measurement were also carried out to further investigate the properties and purity of nitrocellulose. This shows a great opportunity for Malaysian defence industry to develop new sources for the most important part of weapon, which is the propellant itself.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Master of Philosophy (MPhil)
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Ibrahim, Farizha
author_facet	Ibrahim, Farizha
author_sort	Ibrahim, Farizha
title	Development of nitrocellulose as a propellant in rounds 5.56mm ball
title_short	Development of nitrocellulose as a propellant in rounds 5.56mm ball
title_full	Development of nitrocellulose as a propellant in rounds 5.56mm ball
title_fullStr	Development of nitrocellulose as a propellant in rounds 5.56mm ball
title_full_unstemmed	Development of nitrocellulose as a propellant in rounds 5.56mm ball
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granting_institution	Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia
granting_department	Centre For Graduate Studies
publishDate	2019
url	http://ir.upnm.edu.my/id/eprint/446/1/DEVELOPMENT%20OF%20NITROCELLULOSE%20%2825p%29.pdf http://ir.upnm.edu.my/id/eprint/446/2/DEVELOPMENT%20OF%20NITROCELLULOSE%20%28Full%29.pdf
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Development of nitrocellulose as a propellant in rounds 5.56mm ball

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