AN EXPERIMENTAL DRAG FACILITY

Abstract

Experiments have shown that solid propellants can substantially supplement and prolong the positive pressure pulse in a standard shock tube, provided that proper design and operational procedures are observed. The extra energy from the solid propellant allows for expedient simula tion of nuclear blast wave conditions within the tube. Three types of solid propellant rocket motors from standard stock were utilized. Pres sure, temperature, and velocity characteristics of gas flow generated by the motor and discharged through a nozzle into the tube were recorded as a function of time at several locations down the tube. In addition, a unique technique for generating a shock wave at a preselected time during the high velocity gas flow was developed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 15, 1963
Accession Number
AD0416496

Entities

People

  • E. M. Riggs
  • M. L. Hitfield
  • R. C. Dehart
  • R. K. Gregory

Organizations

  • Southwest Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Gas Flow
  • Heat Transfer
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Pressure Gages
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Pressure Transducers
  • Shock Tubes
  • Shock Waves
  • Solid Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design