BAM-H24: DRDO-UoH Patent for Rocket Propellant Material
Why in the news
A joint effort by DRDO and the University of Hyderabad’s ACRHEM has earned an Indian patent for a new propulsion material named BAM-H24.
Key facts
- Patent holders: DRDO with ACRHEM, University of Hyderabad.
- Material: BAM-H24, a next-generation high-energy material.
- Use: solid rocket propulsion.
- Properties: high thermal stability and high specific impulse.
Applications and significance
- Possible uses are in rocket propulsion, missiles and space launch vehicles.
- The patent strengthens indigenous capability in high-energy materials and strategic technologies.
Exam angle
- Name of the material: BAM-H24.
- Partners: DRDO and University of Hyderabad (ACRHEM).
- Type of propulsion: solid.