DEVELOPMENT OF A MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT TO IMPROVE INTERNAL CORE FORMING IN SOLID PROPELLANT ROCKET MOTORS

Abstract

A program to investigate and evaluate techniques for forming the internal cavities in large solid propellant rocket motors was divided into three phases. Under Phase I, candidate processing techniques were evaluated and recommendations made for the technique which should be further developed in subsequent phases. At the conclusion of Phase I, the Air Force redirected effort on the program toward development of the castable combustible core concept as applied to the WS-120A system. During Phases II and III, the most promising combustible material was tailored and its suitability was demonstrated by static testing in 5-inch-diameter rocket motors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0833366

Entities

People

  • S. P. Gualillo
  • W. I. Dale Jr.

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Closed Bomb Tests
  • Combustion
  • Explosives
  • Ignition
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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  • Rocket Propulsion.
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