SOLID PROPELLANT IGNITION STUDIES

Abstract

The ignition characteristics of five operational propellants and seven model systems of varying composition were investigated by the use of high flux radiant energy as the ignition stimulus. The study provided considerable information which relates ignition characteristics to compositional factors. Findings of particular importance are: (1) for the types of propellants studied, ignitability is directly related to burning rate; within each system, those factors which increase burning rate also ease ignition; (2) minimum pressure for ignition of ammonium perchlorate propellants appears to be primarily related to the nature of the binder.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 05, 1965
Accession Number
AD0474229

Entities

People

  • Norman Fishman

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Endothermic Reactions
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Ignition
  • Ignition Systems
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Propellants
  • Pyrolysis
  • Reaction Mechanisms
  • Solid Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Organizational Psychology.
  • Rocket Propulsion.