8th International Nitrocellulose Symposium 6th - 7th June 2018
MANUCO will organise the 8th International Nitrocellulose Symposium in Bergerac, France.
This series of workshops is a biennial technical meeting that is an informal and friendly forum for the discussion of all aspects of nitrocellulose supply, characterisation and ageing. It started in 2001 and was originally an informal UK working group with an interest in nitrocellulose characterisation with a particular emphasis on molecular weight determination. In subsequent years it has been sponsored and hosted by AWE, UK MOD, Cranfield University, Rheinmetall Nitrochemie, and TNO and has grown to 50+ delegates from twenty different organisations and eight different countries.
Previous themes have included:
Size Exclusion Chromatography (SEC) Analysis • Chemical and physical characterisation • Chemical stability, ageing, and shell life • Cellulose supply • Nitrocellulose manufacturing, processing and supply • Propellant manufacture • Propellant ballistics • Disposal • International standardisation and national test methodologies (including updates on international round robins in support of STANAG 4178 ed2).
The Scientific Committee:
Manfred A. Bohn, ICT Fraunhofer, Germany
Paul R Deacon, AWE, UK
Philip P Gill , Cranfield University, UKClaude Guillaume, Manuco, France
Wim de Klerk, TNO, The Netherlands
Mario Paquet, General Dynamics OTS, Canada
Beat Vogelsanger, Rheinmetall Nitrochemie, Switzerland
1st Nitrocellulose Symposium (February 2001, Basingstoke, UK)
An Introduction to Nitrocellulose
Paul Deacon, AWE Aldermaston, UK
An Introduction to Viscotek
Paul Clarke, Viscotek Europe Limited, UK
Multi-Detector GPC Techniques
Paul Clarke, Viscotek Europe Limited, UK
Qualification, Characterisation and Classification Richard McGee, MOD, UK
GPC and LC transform of Nitrocellulose Based Ink Jet Inks Ann Wilson & Christina Paraskeva, Domino, UK
Nitrocellulose Characterisation Martin Sloan, BAE Systems, UK
Activities Complimentary to GPC Paul Deacon, AWE Aldermaston, UK
Nitrocellulose Measured by GPC Nicola Marheineke, Viscotek Europe Limited
2nd Nitrocellulose Symposium (November 2001, Aldermaston, UK)
Swedish Defence Research Agency Marja-Liisa Petterson, Defence Research Agency, Sweden
Characterisation of Thermally Aged Nitrocellulose by GCP AK Macdonald, AWE Aldermaston, UK
GPC of AWE Nitrocellulose in 100% MEK
Ann Wilson & Christina Paraskeva, Domino UK Ltd
Nitrocellulose Analysis by Low Angle Light Scattering Paul Clarke, Viscotek Europe Limited, UK
Molecular Weight Distribution from Analytical Ultracentrifuge Neil Errington, NCMH
Current Test Data and Proposed Future Work
Martin Sloan, BAE Systems, UK
The Affect of Water on the Stability of Nitrocellulose in the THF Solution Paul Deacon AWE Aldermaston, UK
3rd Nitrocellulose Symposium (April 2007, Aldermaston, UK)
Issues Surrounding Qualification and Certification of Munitions with NC Neil Turner, UK MOD, Defence Ordnance Safety Group, UK
Manufacturing Issues with Nitrocellulose Based Explosives Nick Herbert, AWE Aldermaston, UK
Rocket Propellant Characteristics as Influences by Cellulose Type and Source Martin Sloan, Roxel, UK
Survey of Standard NC Testing Methods and the Abel Heat Test Ruth Sopranetti, NC Wimmis, Switzerland
Nitrocellulose Characterisation to Support High Explosive and Propellant Life Assessment Paul Deacon, AWE Aldermaston, UK
Nitrocellulose Characterisation by Gel Permeation Chromotography (GPC) Philip P Gill, Cranfield University, UK
Characterisation of NC from two sources
David Powell, AWE Aldermaston, UK
Characterisation of Plasticised Nitrocellulose using Pulsed Field Gradient (PFG) NMR and Rheology Jessica Gwyther, Bristol University, UK
Split Hopkinson Bar Studies Daniel Drodge, Cambridge University, UK
Kinetics of Nitrocellulose Ageing - Video Recording Alan Burnham, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, USA
NC-based Energetic Materials - Stability, Decomposition and Ageing Manfred Bohn, Fraunhofer ICT, Germany
Characterisation of Ageing of NC - Which Technique? Monique van Hulst, TNO, The Netherlands
Whole Life Assessment of Nitrocellulose in Rocket and Gun Propellants Philip P Gill, Cranfield University, UK
Determination of the Activation energy of NE Decomposition from UV Visible Spectroscopy of Thin Films Mohammed Moniruzzaman, Cranfield University, UK
Towards Characterisation of Aged EDC37 David Williamson, Cambridge University, UK
Monte Carlo Simulation for a Quantitative Assessment of the Likelihood of Predicted Strength, or Molecular Weight, with Explosive Age Claire Leppard, AWE Aldermaston, UK
Multidiagnostic Materials Ageing Capability Alistair Parkes, AWE Aldermaston, UK
4th Nitrocellulose Symposium (May 2010, Shrivenham, UK)
STANAG 4178 Ed. 2 - The New NATO Standard for Nitrocellulose Testing Beat Vogelsanger, Nitrochemie Wimmis AG, Switzerland
Nitrocellulose: DOSG Propellant Qualification Requirements Martin Sloan, DOSG, UK
Cellulose Fibre Morphology and its Potential Effect on Nitrocellulose Manufacturing and Performance Mario Paquet, General Dynamics, Ordnance and Tactical System, Valleyfield Canada
Nitrocellulose Characterisation: Benefits of International Collaboration Paul Deacon, AWE Aldermaston, UK
Evaluation of Round Robin Test Results for a Size Exclusion Chromatography Method for the Analysis of Nitrocellulose Alan Macdonald, AWE Aldermaston, UK
Nitrocellulose Analysis from Cradle-to-Grave: the Role of Chromatography
Monique van Hulst, TNO-Defence, The Netherlands
Effect of Manufacturing Processes on Nitrocellulose in Extruded Double Base Propellants [Paper] Jim Tucker, Cranfield University, UK
Influence of the Chemical Composition of Propellants on Microcalorimetric Measurements Laurence Jeunieau, Royal Military School, Belgium
Nitrocellulose Ageing Processes and their Consequences for Stability Testing Beat Vogelsanger, Nitrochemie Wimmis AG, Switzerland
Effect of Crystallinity on Ageing Behaviour of Nitrocellulose Monir Moniruzzaman, Cranfield University, UK
Monitoring the Ageing of a Nitrocellulose Based High Explosive Binder System Ruth Knight, AWE Aldermaston, UK
Whole Life Assessment of Nitrocellulose in Propellants Nathalie Mai, Cranfield University, UK
5th Nitrocellulose Symposium (April 2012, Spiez, Switzerland)
New Standards for NC Testing Beat Vogelsanger, Nitrochemie Wimmis AG, Switzerland
Measuring the Content, Size and Density of Fiber Agglomerates of NC by Water Elutriation Mario Paquet, General Dynamics OTS, Valleyfield, Canada
Application of Near Infrared Spectroscopy: NC Certifications and Beyond Tony Williams, ATK Radford, USA
Production Application of Gradient Elution Chromatography for Near-Time Monitoring of NC % Nitrogen Scott J. Vice, ATK Radford, USA
Investigations of NC Using X-ray Diffraction Michael Herrmann, Fraunhofer ICT, Germany
The Use of HFC to Study NC Dissolution in Various Solvents Alan F. Macdonald, AWE plc, Aldermaston, UK
Quality Aspects and Testing of Industrial NC Herbert Nagorski, Hagedorn AG, Germany
ISO 17025: GPC Analysis of NC Nathalie Mai, Cranfield University, UK
Investigation of Low Molecular Mass Substances for their Suitability as Internal Standards in GPC Together with NC Heike Pontius, Fraunhofer ICT, Germany
Characterization of Ageing of NC Based Gun Propellants by Molar Mass Degradation of NC and a First-Step Modelling of the Complete Molar Mass Distribution Functions of NC Manfred A. Bohn, Fraunhofer ICT, Germany
NC Degradation - an Important Factor to Assess Ageing / Stability of Gun Propellants Beat Vogelsanger, Nitrochemie Wimmis AG, Switzerland
NC Ageing: Effects on a High Explosive Formulation Paul R Deacon, AWE Plc, Aldermaston, UK
HFC of Unstabilized NC Powders and Presses Pellets Wim de Klerk, TNO, The Netherlands
Evaluation of Shelf-Lifes of NC in Storage [EASSP Technical Paper] Mario Paquet, General Dynamics OTS, Valleyfield, Canada
A New and Cheap Method for the Evaluation of Shelf-Live of MC Beat Vogelsanger, Nitrochemie Wimmis AG, Switzerland
NC: Masters Projects at Cranfield Universite Philip P Gill, Cranfield University, UK
Conversion of a NC Plant from Loose Type to Dense Type Production J. Fairweather, Bowas-Induplan Chemie Ges.m.b.H, Austria
Processing of Cellulose in Form of Rolls as Raw Material for NC Ulrich Dembeck, Josef Meissner GmbH, Germany
Influence of Linters Type on Quality of produced NC and Propellants/CCCs Robert Guyer, Nitrochemie Wimmis AG, Switzerland
The Origin and Type of Cellulose Utilized in the Manufacture of NC over the last 30 years Wolfgang JF Schimansky, Rheinmetall-Denel Munition, RSA
Wood and Cotton Linters Based Cellulose for Production of NC
Ingo Müller, BORREGAARD AS, Norway
Nitration of Bacterial Cellulose
Gavin Peters, QinetiQ Fort Halstead and Ardeer, UK
UK Methodology for NC Qualification Martin Sloan, Defence Ordnance Safety Group, UK
NC Nitrating Acids: Influence on Nitration Process and Resulting Requirements on Analytics Mario Paquet, General Dynamics OTS, Valleyfield, Canada
Denitration of Acid-Wet NC in Acid Recovery Centrifuge Randy Brown, ATK Radford, USA
The History of Manufacture of Military and Industrial Grade NC Steven S Hesseling, Rheinmetall-Denel Munition, RSA
Gaining Competitiveness with Innovations in NC
Gunter Weber, Mawe-Beratung GmbH, Germany
Inertization of NC-based Propellants M.L. Douet, Royal Military Academy, Belgium
Risk Assessment and Migration Activity Regarding Nitrated Ester Propellants in Cartridge Actuated Devices/Propellant Actuated Devices (CAD/PAD) John Burchett, US Navy, USA
Ballistic Stability and Influence of the Firing Temperature of Two Deterred Propellants Laurence Jeunieau, Royal Military Academy, Belgium
6th Nitrocellulose Symposium (April 2014, Rijswijk, The Netherlands)
Source - History - Application of Nitrocellulose Wim de Klerk, Program Manager, Ammunition Safety, TNO
New Standards for Nitrocellulose Testing, STANAG 4178 Ed.2//MIL-DTL-244 B/ECP/C Beat Vogelsanger, Rheinmetall Nitrochemie
Characterization of the Fiberization Quality of Nitrocellulose by Elutriation Mario Paquet and Ian Lavac, General Dynamics
Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry of Historical Nitrocellulose Samples Dr Paul Deacon, AWE
Analysis of Nitrating Acids by Near Infrared Spectroscopy Eszter Trenka, BUCHI Labortechnik AG
Determination of Nitrogen Content in Nitrocellulose Beat Vogelsanger, Rheinmetall Nitrochemie
Nitrocellulose Nitrogen Molecular Average Distribution and Potential Effect on Molecular Weight Distribution Mario Paquet, General Dynamics
Determination of Ether Alcohol Soluble of Nitrocellulose by Near Infra Red Spectroscopy
Claude Guillaume, Manuco
Identifying a New Source of Wood Pulp for the Manufacture of Nitrocellulose Daniel Vissan, BAE Systems, Inc.
Microstructure of Nitrocellulose and NC-based Gun Propellants Investigated by means of X-Ray Diffraction Michael Herrmann, Fraunhofer, ICT
Study on Crystallinity and Ageing Behaviour of Post-Precipitated Nitrocellulose Dr Mohammed Moniruzzaman, Cranfield Defence and Security
Cellulose and Nitrocellulose: Analysing Chemical Properties Monique van Hulst, TNO
Cellulose - a Specialty Chemical Fibre for the Manufacturer of Nitrocellulose Denis Sens, Tembec
The Effect of Hammer Milling on Cellulose and Cellulose Fibreboard Mario Paquet, General Dynamics
Nitrocellulose Bonding - Rocket Motor Manufacturing Processing Effects Nathan Flood, Cranfield Defence and Security
Environmentally Friendly Stabilizers for NC Andreas Lindborg FOI, Swedish Defence Research Agency
Molar Mass Degradation of NC and Cellulose: Modelling by Re-Combination Including Non-Isotherm Data Manfred Bohn, Fraunhofer ICT
Preparation, Certification and Reaction Dynamics of Methyl Violet Paper for the 134.5C Stability Test Mario Paquet, General Dynamics
Modelling of the Consumption of a Dye Used to Probe the Decomposition of Nitrocellulose Manfred Bohn, Fraunhofer ICT
6th Nitrocellulose Workshop 2014 - Participants
Organising Committee and Programme
7th Nitrocellulose Symposium (May 2016, Montreal, Canada)
Programme / Summary nbsp;
Determination of Nitrogen Content of Nitrocellulose by Chromotography Monique van Hulst, TNO Defence
Thermal and Mechanical Hazards of Nitrocellulose and its Mixture with Nitroglycerine S. Singh, Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory
Correlation of DWP Cellulose Hot Alkali Solubility Test Results to Characteristics in Nitrocellulose Zachary Higginbotham, BAE Systems-Radford Army Ammunition Plant
Continuous Analysis of Mixed Acids as a Three-component Fluid System Premysl Gromada, SYNTHESIA
Determination of Nitrocellulose Properties by Near Infrared Spectroscopy: nitrogen content, solubility, total volatile content and residual water Oldrich Vecerek, SYNTHESIA
Treatment of Wastewaters from Nitrocellulose Production Radim Stanek, Kralovehradecka, as, Veolia Group, Czech Republic
Novel Stabilisers for Nitrocellulose-based Propellants Rowan Dobson, Eurenco
Study of Photo-crosslinking of Nitrocellulose Stabilised with Diphenylamine M Moniruzzaman, Cranfield University
Nitrocellulose Degrees of Freedom - Chemico-physical Effects on Mechanical Processing Matt Parker and Nathalie Mai, Cranfield University
Investigation of Ageing Behaviour of Plasticised Nitrocellulose - Accelerated Ageing and Real Ageing Manfred A. Bohn, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT)
Nitrocellulose Processing in a Flammable Solvent: Designing a Safer Process Paul Deacon, AWE
Progress Towards Reliable NC Molecular Mass Distribution by GPC Emma Stubbs, AWE
Oscillatory Rheology of Plasticised Nitrocellulose Formulations Dan Lewis, AWE
Nitrocellulose: A Cellulose Raw Material Perspective Derek Budgell, Tembec Speciality Cellulose
InFuseTM Nitrocellulose: A Novel Approach to Gun Propellant Technology Milca Fils-Aime, Orbital ATK
Long-term Mass Loss Studies of Different Propellants Used in Ageing Analysis Manfred Bohn, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT)
Morphology Analysis Measurement and Correlation with Fineness Claude Guillaume, Manuco
Bacterial Cellulose - Analysis and Nitration Simon Torry, QinetiQ
Qualification of Cotton Liners Nigel Rutter and Chris Hollands, Defence Ordnance Safety Group
Methods for the Determination of Nitrogen Content in Nitrocellulose Beat Vogelsanger, Nitrochemie Wimmis AG
Development of Insensitive Munitions (IM) Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Propellants for Large Calibre Gun Systems Mark Penny, BAE Systems, Glascoed
Propellant Manufactured on Australia's Modernised Mulwala Facility Andrew Hart, Weapons and Combat Systems Division, DSTG
NC Fiber Length Distribution: Empirical Modeling of Mass Weighted Distribution Obtained by Fiber Length Analyzers Mario Paquet, General Dynamics OTS-Canada Valleyfield
Safety of Storage and Handling NC Spent Acid: Modelization of NG Spent Thermal Stability for Quantitave Safety Assessment Mario Paquet, General Dynamics OTS-Canada Valleyfield
Posters
Quantitative Safety Assessment of Handling and Storage of NG Spent Acid and Estimation of Hazard Louis-Etienne Bordreau, General Dynamics OTS- Canada Valleyfield
Measurement of Concentration of Nitrocellulose in Water: Poster A Claude Guillaume, Manuco
Measurement of Concentration of Nitrocellulose in Water: Poster B Claude Guillaume, Manuco
Homogeneity of a Plasticised Nitrocellulose Binder Formulation S. Hazelwood, E. Stubbs, AWE
A Classification Model for Propellant Fire Propagation + A Model for Propellant Fire Radiant Heat Flux Output: Poster A and B Frederick Paquet, Concordia University
Implementation Of Multilayered Propellant Extrusion in Concentric Cylinders Simon Durand, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal
Development of a Continuous Celluloid Twin Screw Extrusion Process Etienne Comtois, General Dynamics OTS-Canada Valleyfield
Relaxation Spectra Of Plasticised Nitrocellulose Jonathan Lavoie, Ecole Ploytechnique de Montreal
Canmet Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory: Science in Support of Explosive Safety and Security S. Maach, Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory
Canmet Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory Science in Support of Explosive Safety and Security S. Maach, Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory
The Effect of Moisture on the Decomposition of Nitrocellulose Using Real-time Chemiluminescence Caroline O'Keefe, Cranfield University
Quantitive Determination of NC Fines, Fragments and Dust by a Sedimentation Method Ian Levac, General Dynamics OTS-Canada Valleyfield
Preparation and Standardardization of Methyly Violet Paper Ian Levac, General Dynamics OTS-Canada Valleyfield
Development of Insensitive Munitions (IM) Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE) Propellants for Large Calibre Gun Systems Mark Penny, BAE Systems Glascoed
Workshop
Cellulose Specifications: Summary of the 2009 Proposed Up-grades and Improvements and New Possible Possibilities for Future Revisions Mario Paquet, General Dynamics OTS-Canada Valleyfield