REVIEWS

A section detailing proper curing catalyst ratios for the common binder types.

Written like a friend standing over your shoulder, helping you understand the significant dangers and the way to avoid them. The pace and content of the book allows for quick success.

The second edition of the book now covers APCP propellants as well as P-Ban. There is a significant amount of detail in the chapter-text about HTPB, the additives, and how to select a proper amount of curative for a given composition.

At the time the first edition was first published Sue McMurray, then chair of Tripoli's TMT was so pleased with the contents of this book that she recommended it be adopted as the introductory manual for the Tripoli Experimental program. Her email stated:

"I have just finished a quick read through Professor Terry McCreary's new book, 'Experimental Composite Propellant'. Terry's book is a landmark in the field of experimental solid propellant motors, and I've read them all (and had to do the problems at the end of each chapter in Sutton).

'Experimental Composite Propellant' is safe, sane, complete and comprehensive. I highly recommend it for ALL hobby rocketeers. You need to know how your motors actually work to utilize the technology more efficiently and Terry makes it easy to understand. No scary integrals or differential equations, just high school math. And, the chapters and sections on safety were obviously written after years of teaching Frosh Chem 101 labs.

I would like to recommend to the TRA BOD that this book be adopted as the introductory manual for Tripoli Experimental. TMT is keeping our copy right here, first book on the shelf. Sutton, move over."