A STUDY OF EXPLOSIONS INDUCED BY CONTACT OF HYDRAZINE-TYPE FUELS WITH NITROGEN TETROXIDE

Abstract

The mechanism of explosions which may result when a hydrazine-type liquid is brought into contact with liquid nitrogen tetroxide was studied. Falling-droplet experiments showed correlation between distance of fall and probability of explosion. Sudden injection of one liquid into the other, with high-speed photography, gave nonreproducible results. Occasional explosions occurred, preceded by bubble formation. Alternate theories of the explosion phenomenon are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0289035

Entities

People

  • Michael Markels Jr.
  • Raymond Friedman
  • William P. Barnes Jr.

Organizations

  • ARCO

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • High Speed Photography
  • Hydrazines
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Nitrogen
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Rocket Fuels
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Turbulent Mixing

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Rocket Propulsion.