Ammonium Perchlorate and Ammonium Perchlorate - Binder Sandwich Combustion.

Abstract

Single crystal and pressed polycrystalline ammonium perchlorate (AP) wafers, pressed polycrystalline AP pellets, and ammonium perchlorate-binder (polybutadiene acrylic acid, hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene, polyurethane, and carboxyl terminated polybutadiene) sandwiches were burned in a schlieren equipped combustion bomb and in a centrifuge mounted combustion bomb. High-speed color schlieren and regular motion pictures were taken of the combustion process to determine the effects of pressure, binder type, binder thickness, and purity of ammonium perchlorate on the AP deflagration. AP pellet fabrication techniques and burning rate acceleration sensitivity were also investigated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0757347

Entities

People

  • D. W. Netzer
  • J. L. Murphy

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Burning Rate
  • Cameras
  • Combustion
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Propellants
  • Crystal Structure
  • Fabrication
  • Hydroxyl Terminated Polybutadiene
  • Light Sources
  • Materials Processing
  • Motion Pictures
  • Photographic Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Propellants
  • Schlieren Photography

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.