Volume 18, Issue 4 No AccessSensitivity of Solid Rocket Motors to Electrostatic Discharge: History and FutureAlain Davenas and Roger RatAlain Davenas SNPE, Paris 75004, FranceSearch for more papers by this author and Roger Rat SNPE, Paris 75004, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:23 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/2.6003SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookXLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited byDouble electrostatic charge dissipate mechanism significant improvement in antistatic performance of polyetherimide film: Synthesis of PEI/ZnO by in situ vapor phase infiltration1 Sep 2025 | Reactive and Functional PolymersA bayesian network-based safety assessment method for solid propellant granule-casting molding process1 Jul 2023 | Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, Vol. 83Modeling the Breakdown of Dielectrics Loaded With Conducting Particles1 Apr 2023 | IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, Vol. 30, No. 2Research of Solid Propellant Electrostatic Sensitivity in Confinement1 Aug 2020 | Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers, Vol. 24, No. 4Accidents and Losses Caused by Electrostatic Discharge11 March 2017Modeling of Heterogeneous Propellant Combustion: A Survey Thomas L. Jackson 28 August 2012 | AIAA Journal, Vol. 50, No. 5Electrical and Electrostatic Discharge Solid Rocket Booster IgnitionSilvio Manea, Rene Gonçalves, Francisco Machado, José Rocco, Koshun Iha and Maria Suárez-Iha14 June 2012Development of Modern Solid Propellants Alain Davenas 23 May 2012 | Journal of Propulsion and Power, Vol. 19, No. 6 What's Popular Volume 18, Number 4BimonthlyJuly 2002 Altmetrics Metrics Downloaded 190 times 8 citation in Crossref Crossmark TopicsElectricityElectromagnetismElectrostaticsGeneral PhysicsRocket EngineRocket PropellantRocketryRockets KeywordsElectrostatic DischargeSolid Rocket MotorAluminized PropellantsHydroxyl Terminated PolybutadieneRocketsElectrical BreakdownSolid Energetic MaterialsMechanical PropertiesSliding FrictionChemical Propulsion Information AgenciesDigital Published online23 May 2012