DEMONSTRATION OF THE USE OF A COMPOSITE PLASTISOL NITROCELLULOSE PROPELLANT IN A SHORT-BURNING ROCKET

Abstract

The tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided anti-tank weapons system required a short-burning, high-thrust booster to provide the necessary launch acceleration. Typically, motors made using cartridge-loaded charges of tubular M-7 stick propellant have filled this type of requirement. This report discusses the feasibility of using a cast propellant charge in this unit. The functioning of case-bonded, thin-web wagonwheel grains of composite plastisol nitrocellulose propellant was studied experimentally in a 2-inch inside diameter rocket motor. Nominal conditions were 4000 psia chamber pressure, 7000 lbf thrust, and 0.04 second burning time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 13, 1965
Accession Number
AD0356309

Entities

People

  • C. E. Thies
  • S. E. Anderson

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Composite Materials
  • Diameters
  • Double Base Propellants
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Gunpowder
  • Igniters
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Systems
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Engines
  • Tensile Properties
  • Tensile Strength

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Rocket Propulsion.