Blast Hazards of the Liquid Propellants LCO and LN20

Abstract

A limited test program was conducted to obtain preliminary explosive yield data for the propellant combination of liquid carbon monoxide and liquid nitrous oxide, under conditions which simulate credible failure in a future test facility. During the course of the program ten tests were conducted using mixtures of these propellants in both liquid and gas phases and another five tests were conducted using mixtures of liquid of gaseous carbon monoxide and air. Propellant weights ranged from about 50 to 800 lbs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0780638

Entities

People

  • A. B. Willoughby
  • Chuck Wilton

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cameras
  • Cryogenic Propellants
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Gases
  • High Explosives
  • Ignition
  • Instrumentation
  • Liquid Phases
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.
  • Rocket Propulsion.