A Study for an Improved Velocity 2.75-Inch Rocket Motor

Abstract

A limited study was conducted to determine the velocity improvement that could be obtained by substituting a high-energy, smokeless propellant for the N-5 propellant in the 2.75-inch rocket motor which was developed nearly 20 years ago. Developed by Picatinny Arsenal, this high-energy propellant incorporates RDX within the double-base matrix to achieve both a higher density and higher energy level than the standard double-base propellants while still retaining their desirable characteristics: smokeless and non-toxic exhaust, low sensitivity of burning rate to pressure and temperature variations, excellent stability characteristics and low cost. This program demonstrated by static testing that the predicted improvement can be achieved. The details and other preliminary findings resulting from this testing program are documented in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0518997

Entities

People

  • Irwin Spiess
  • William G. Muth

Organizations

  • Picatinny Arsenal

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Burning Rate
  • Combustion
  • Double Base Propellants
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Propellant Grains
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Static Tests
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • ballistics.