Overview

By casting a liner in place the amount of propellant in a given case size can be increased while furthermore decreasing the cost of the motor by not requiring a commercially wound liner. This technology will open up a multitude of non-standard case diameters.

Material Trade

The first set of choices that need made is a material selection. This will drive infrastructure design, thermal design, and chemical acquisition. Commonly used in industry and the hobby, EPDM rubber provides a pliable, strain relieving, insulating layer. The other alternative is a HTPB based cocktail of various additives.

Literature

http://dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a242297.pdf

http://www.iom3.org/sites/default/files/event-documents/Torry.pdf

http://www.rocketryforum.com/showthread.php?144434-Home-Brew-case-bond&p=1760873#post1760873