Transtage Catalyst Evaluation.

Abstract

An investigation of possible catalyst contamination was made in support of the Titan IIIC Transtage program. Hydrazine was decomposed in a 5-pound thrustor using the Transtage attitude-control system (ACS)duty cycle. Each test catalyst was subjected to the duty cycle three times. Shell 405 catalyst samples which had been exposed to nitrogen tetroxide and UDMH/N2H4 (50/50) were tested. A sample of Shell 405 was tested with hydrazine containing 2.5% aniline by weight. A Shell 405 type catalyst containing approximately half the normal active material was tested. All four samples survived the tests. All four samples performed essentially the same as a baseline sample of uncontaminated Shell 405 in neat hydrazine. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0857649

Entities

People

  • Lewis P. Barclay

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Catalysts
  • Contamination
  • Control Systems
  • Films
  • Hydrazines
  • Materials
  • Nitrogen
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tetroxides

Readers

  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.