DEMONSTRATION OF 156 INCH MOTOR WITH SEGMENTED FIBERGLASS CASE AND ABLATIVE NOZZLE

Abstract

This program was established by the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory to demonstrate a segmented fiberglass case and an ambient pressure cured ablative nozzle in an actual motor firing. The development of manufacturing processes and handling techniques for the insulating and loading of a segmented fiberglass case is a primary objective of this program. A subscale vessel was designed, fabricated, and tested during this first quarter to demonstrate joint sealing techniques for the 156 in. diameter segmented fiberglass case. The nozzle was delivered to the Wasatch Division, and effort in preparing the case segments for loading was initiated. The design of the 156 in. motor, including insulation, propellant grain, igniter, and ballistic performance, was completed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 07, 1966
Accession Number
AD0376586

Entities

People

  • Carver G. Kennedy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Contracts
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Systems
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Physical Properties
  • Propellant Grains
  • Tensile Strength
  • Thermal Properties

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems