Quality Assurance Test of a Thiokol Chemical Corporation TE-M-364-3 Solid-Propellant Rocket Motor Tested in the Spin Mode at Simulated Altitude Conditions

Abstract

One Thiokol Chemical Corporation TE-M-364-3 solid-propellant rocket motor was fired as a quality assurance test at near vacuum conditions to determine motor structural integrity and altitude ballistic performance. The motor was fired while spinning about its axial centerline at 110 rpm. Vacuum total impulse was within the specification limits, but the motor case temperature exceeded the specification limit. A 'hot spot' developed on the nozzle of the motor, beginning approximately 39 sec after ignition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0870762

Entities

People

  • H. L. Merryman
  • R. M. Brooksbank

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Combustion
  • Corporations
  • Engines
  • Hot Spots
  • Ignition
  • Load Cells
  • Measurement
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Solid Propellants
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Strain Gages
  • Structural Integrity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.