PROPELLANT SPECIFICATIONS-PREPARATION AND USE

Abstract

The specification is the key document that establishes the technical requirements for propellant procurements. These requirements are dictated by the needs of the various rocket applications, with due consideration given to the manufacturing ability of the suppliers. The specification also contains quality assurance provisions that detail the sampling techniques and analytical procedures to be used to insure that the propellant conforms to the specified requirements. Propellant specifications are prepared by the cognizant technical laboratory, and authenticated annually for the procuring activity. Specifications are continually revised and updated as required by the rocket community. Examples are presented showing the rationale for the establishment of specific requirements and analytical methods for several current propellants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0664871

Entities

People

  • Forrest S. Forbes

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Cryogenic Propellants
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Liquid Rocket Oxidizers
  • Liquid Rocket Propellants
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Procurement
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Test Methods

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
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