COMBUSTION TAILORING CRITERIA FOR SOLID PROPELLANTS.

Abstract

The objective of this work is to study experimentally the fundamental combustion characteristics of solid propellants in a simulated motor environment, and to perform analytical work directed toward the scientific combustion tailoring of solid propellants for particular applications. The experiments are designed to investigate three basic phases of solid propellant combustion: steady state, transient conditions of instability and extinguishment, and induced oscillatory conditions. Propellants representing a wide range of both state-of-the-art and advanced constituents will be tested. In this phase of the program work has been directed towards the completion of a literature survey to establish the state of knowledge of the combustion of solid propellants. In addition, apparatus has been designed and fabricated for the experimental program. Techniques of using the apparatus have been established and pre-check testing of the equipment is in progress. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0385553

Entities

People

  • Norman S. Cohen
  • Ronald L. Derr

Organizations

  • Lockheed Propulsion Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Burning Rate
  • Cameras
  • Climate Change
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Composite Propellants
  • Heat Transfer
  • Ignition
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Literature Surveys
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Photographs
  • Propellants
  • Solid Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
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