Instrumentation Data Reduction from First Stage Minuteman STV.

Abstract

This report presents data obtained periodically from propellant instruments and from thermocouples during a series of tests (Phase I) conducted with the instrumented First Stage Minuteman STV. The handling sequence included transporting the motor over a board course and tip-over tests. During tip-over tests the motor was conditioned to 84 F, transported to a cure pit (silo) in an open trailer, lifted from the horizontal to the vertical orientation (nozzles down), lowered into the silo where it remained for about 45 hours, and returned to the horizontal orientation on the trailer. Valuable propellant response data were obtained.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 1972
Accession Number
AD0902869

Entities

People

  • W. B. Jones Jr.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Data Reduction
  • Horizontal Orientation
  • Instrumentation
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Propellants
  • Sequences
  • Thermocouples
  • Vertical Orientation

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Rocket Propulsion.