Influence of Storable Propellant Liquid Rocket Design Parameters on Combustion Instability.

Abstract

An experimental and analytical investigation has been conducted to establish correlation between thrust chamber design parameters and resultant combustion phenomena. The tests were made with self-impinging doublet injectors in a 15-in. -diameter pulse motor using Nitrogen tetroxide and monomethyl hydrazine. Pulse guns were used to disturb the combustion process and rate combustion stability. The analytical, vaporization-controlled, combustion models were used to compute the stability characteristics of the experimental thrust chamber at each operating condition. The stability model was then evaluated by comparing the hot-firing test results with the predicted stability characteristics. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0851087

Entities

People

  • C. J. Abee
  • C. W. Mclaughlin
  • R. R. Weiss

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chambers
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Stability
  • Diameters
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Hydrazines
  • Ignition
  • Injectors
  • Instability
  • Nitrogen
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Rockets
  • Tetroxides
  • Thrust Chambers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.