Application of Laser Schlieren and Monochromatic Photography to Solid Propellant Combustion Research.

Abstract

Ammonium perchlorate (AP)-binder sandwiches and a composite propellant were burned in a combustion bomb at various pressures. A schlieren system equipped with an argon laser was used to study the flame structure. High speed monochromatic motion pictures of solid propellant were taken during combustion, and ammonium perchlorate-binder interactions were investigated. The monochromatic pictures demonstrated that propellants without opacifiers cannot be effectively examined for surface interactions during combustion when using high intensity laser light. (Modified author abstract)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0775026

Entities

People

  • Owen Allen Klahr

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Argon Lasers
  • Barometric Pressure
  • California
  • Cameras
  • Composite Propellants
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Gas Lasers
  • Ion Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Motion Pictures
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Propellants
  • Solid Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy