MATERIALS FOR NON-METALLIC ROCKET LAUNCHING TUBES

Abstract

A composite launcher tube consisting of an asbestos fabric/phenol-formaldehyde laminated liner inside an aluminum supporting tube and fitted with a protective ring at the front and a supporting ring at the back has passed all preliminary firing tests and appears satisfactory for further work in the development of a multiple tube launcher. Unsupported laminated tubes all failed either through bursting or through delamination when used to launch spin-stabilized rockets previously warmed to 49 deg C (120 deg F). Evidence to date indicates that a satisfactory unsupported plastic tube may be obtainable by combining a construction on the inside which has good delamination resistance with a construction on the outside which has good bursting resistance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 28, 1948
Accession Number
AD0398391

Entities

People

  • G. R. Rugger

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Blast
  • Bursting Strength
  • Composite Materials
  • Construction
  • High Pressure
  • Inner Tubes
  • Laminates
  • Launchers
  • Launching
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Resins

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.
  • ballistics.