Research and Development of Castable Aluminum Fueled Flares

Abstract

The goal of this study was to develop an aluminum fueled illuminating flare composition which exhibits an efficiency of 50,000 cd. sec./g. and contains sufficient polymeric binder to be poured, tamped, or lightly compacted into flare casings. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0888050

Entities

People

  • Alan C. Kott
  • George A. Lane

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Air Force
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Ammonium Nitrate
  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Anhydrides
  • Burning Rate
  • Combustion
  • Halogens
  • Heat Of Reaction
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Packing Density
  • Particle Size
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transition Metals

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.