Solid Strand Burn Rate Technique for Predicting Full-Scale Motor Performance

Abstract

The objective of this program was to perform and evaluate solid strand burn rate measurements on the Titan 3 propellant taken from cartons which were cast during motor manufacture. The results of this evaluation would determine if the solid strand burn rate technique would be an acceptable approach toward re-establishing the correlation between full-scale motor performance, and small ballistic test motors, and liquid strand burn rate tests. The effects of strand preparation, sample selection, burn rate variability within the carton, and particle orientation were briefly investigated. During the program, an improved monitoring system was developed and demonstrated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0773433

Entities

People

  • James L. Koury

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acoustic Emissions
  • Air Force
  • Combustion
  • Cutting Tools
  • Detection
  • Emission
  • Ignition
  • Measurement
  • Monitoring
  • Procurement
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Solid Propellants
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

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