SECOND PARTIAL REPORT ON RESEARCH ON ROCKET PROPULSION OF PROJECTILES

Abstract

This report covers the experiments in static test apparatus of the burning of gasoline with oxygen or nitrous oxide to attempt to determine if fuels of this nature and the mechanisms for using them appear to be practical for use in a rocket propelled projectile. While fairly satisfactory control of burning was obtained, the high heat resulting and the complication of the means necessary for using a liquid fuel and gas indicate that this means of propulsion is not practical in small projectiles, though possibly in those of large size it might be successfully used.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1936
Accession Number
AD0701182

Entities

People

  • H. P. Hitchcock
  • L. A. Skinner

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Back Pressure
  • Chambers
  • Check Valves
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Fuels
  • Gas Cylinders
  • Gases
  • Gasoline
  • High Temperature
  • Ignition
  • Liquids
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Spark Plugs

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design