A Color Schlieren Study of Ammonium Perchlorate and Ammonium Perchlorate-Binder Sandwich Combustion.

Abstract

Single crystal and pressed polycrystalline ammonium perchlorate and ammonium perchlorate-binder (polybutadiene acrylic acid, hydroxyl terminated polybutadiene, polyurethane, and carboxyl terminated polybutadiene) sandwiches were burned in a nitrogen-purged combustion bomb at pressures above and below the lower pressure deflagration limit of ammonium perchlorate. High-speed color schlieren and regular motion pictures were taken of the combustion process in order to determine the effects of pressure binder type, binder thickness, and purity of ammonium perchlorate on the deflagration. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0764489

Entities

People

  • James Leroy Murphy Iii

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Cameras
  • Combustion
  • Composite Propellants
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Deflagration
  • Hydroxyl Terminated Polybutadiene
  • Light Sources
  • Materials Processing
  • Motion Pictures
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Propellants
  • Single Crystals
  • Solid Propellants
  • United States Naval Academy

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