HIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF PROPELLANT PROCESSES

Abstract

Propellants and their combustion products were studied with a multi source high-resolution mass spectrometer. A spark ion source, gas ion source, and Knudsen effusion cell were used to study solid, liquid, and gaseous samples. Techniques were developed to study contaminants in propellants as well as the handling of corrosive oxidizers. The results of studies of propellant ingredients, corrosive oxidizers, and combustion products given show that the multi source mass spectrometer, with special propellant handling techniques, is a useful tool for the study of propellant characterization and combustion products.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0378214

Entities

People

  • Berge B. Goshgarian

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Chlorine
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Decomposition
  • Effusion
  • Government Procurement
  • High Resolution
  • Ion Sources
  • Mass Spectrometers
  • Materials
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Spectrometers
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.