Analisi di mercato e tecnologica di un nuovo propellente solido. = Market analysis for a cutting-edge composite solid propellant

The objective of the present thesis is to study potential applications of an innovative production’ method of composite solid propellants developed by researchers of Polytechnic of Turin, for which a patent titled "Photo-polymerization for additive manufacturing of composite solid propellants" was granted. Solid propellants represent pivotal constituents of propulsion systems of rockets and missiles, implemented as gas generators necessary to produce the thrust required at liftoff and in the first phases of the ascent. The market research is aimed at providing an estimate of the market size of this sector and at verifying if different exploitations of solid propellants are conceivable. Thus, the sizing of different market segments was carried out through a TAM SAM SOM analysis, one of the most common methods to define the economic potential of new start-ups.