DETONATION TEST AEROJET SENIOR MOTOR TEST 60-13

Abstract

The Aerojet SENIOR Rocket Motor is presently used for the first stage of the Blue Scout (TS 609A) missile. To determine the possible hazards of the motor, a detonation test was conducted. The detonation of a 100 pounds Composition B charge affixed to the side f he otor did not cause complete detonation of the propellant. The equiv-ALENT YIELD OF THE PROPELLANT WAS APPROXIMATELY 600 POUNDS OF Pentolite. This is less than 3 percent of the total propellant weight. The furthest distance that shrapnel or burning propellant was thrown was 1200 feet. Approximately 4000 pounds (20 percent of total weight) of propellant was recovered unburned after the test. From these results, it appears unlikely that complete detonation of this propellant is an Aerojet SENIOR Rocket Motor can be made to occur under any normal conditions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0256740

Entities

People

  • D.e. Hasselmann

Organizations

  • Air Force Test Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition Fragments
  • Detonations
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Pentolite
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Rocket Propulsion.