EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF PREPACKAGED HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMS

Abstract

An applied research and development program is being conducted on prepackaged hybrid propellant systems suitable for application to advanced tactical missile requirements. An 18-in.-diameter flight configuration hybrid motor has been designed, fabricated, and tested in three motor firings. A high density, high specific impulse, hybrid propellant combination has been formulated; and a fuel grain has been developed which will provide nearly constant fuel flow rate and will permit nearly complete fuel utilization. Dual- thrust injectors have been developed and successfully tested. A simple thrust control system has been designed, which will control the motor thrust at two levels and will permit multiple starts at either thrust level. The results of the program indicate that high density hybrid propulsion systems are feasible for application to advanced tactical missiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0379595

Entities

People

  • C. W. Vickland

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablative Materials
  • Combustion
  • Control Systems
  • Flow Rate
  • Fuel Systems
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • High Density
  • Hybrid Propellants
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Physical Properties
  • Propellants
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Propulsion

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Robotics and Automation.