SANDWICH ROCKET MOTOR CASE PROGRAM

Abstract

A description is given of the fabrication studies and tests to determine the material allowables for, together with a description of, subscale and full-scale filament- o nd sandwich rocket motor cases. The edgewise compression and smallscale sandwich-wall cylinder tests that were initiated to determine design values for sizing the subscale and full-scale sandwich rocket motor cases are summarized. The fabrication process used to build the sandwich- wall cylinders and subscale cases is described in detail, together with the associated mandrel-tooling development studies. Test results of the subscale motor cases are discussed and analyzed. A subscale case was built which exceeded the ultimate design pressure by 10 percent. A detailed stress analysis for the full-scale rocket motor cases is presented, together with design drawings of the motor case, nozzle, and internal insulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 1962
Accession Number
AD0274069

Entities

People

  • D. H. Wykes
  • E. H. Baker
  • R. W. Spencer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Engineering
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Fabrication
  • Governments
  • Intellectual Property
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Rocket Engine Cases
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Fixtures
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems