Evaluation of a Six-Component Thrust Stand

Abstract

This report describes the calibration and an error analysis of the 6- component 50,000-pound Rocket Motor Thrust Stand located on Pad 2, Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory, Solid Test Area. The purpose of this report is to establish stand accuracy and reproducibility for a calibrated static test loading. Errors considered primarily resulted from thrust stand misalignment, propellant mass flow of the motor, and cross-axis interactions. Dynamic effects resulting from vibration were not included in the detailed analysis but are briefly discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0857536

Entities

People

  • Richard K. Strome

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Compression
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Digital Data
  • Error Analysis
  • Load Distribution
  • Mass Flow
  • Measurement
  • Misalignment
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Verification Tests

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Tribology (the study of the boundary interaction between sliding surfaces, lubrication, wear and friction).