SCALE-UP OF NF PREPOLYMER PROPELLANT PROCESSING-I,

Abstract

NF prepolymer propellants were scaled up from laboratory batches (100 gms) to pilot plant size (70 lbs). A 1-pint completely remote facility was designed and built for the manufacture of experimental propellants on a 2-pound scale. Propellant for large motor evaluation programs was made in specially designed 1-gallon and 5-gallon facilities, using vertical planetary mixers, which eliminated personnel exposure at any time the propellant was being manipulated (mixing, casting, mandrel insertion, etc). An 80-lbm motor was successfully cast in this manner. Future plans call for extension of this technology to a 50-gallon mixer size.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 19, 1966
Accession Number
AD0375688

Entities

People

  • J. L. Chaille

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acrylic Acid
  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Chlorides
  • Composite Propellants
  • Curing Agents
  • Explosives
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Pilot Plants
  • Processing Equipment
  • Propellants
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermal Stability
  • Viscosity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design