Investigation of the Explosive Potential of the Hybrid Propellant Combinations N2O4/PBAN and CTF/PBAN

Abstract

The Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (AFRPL), with assistance from URS Corporation, has conducted a limited program to determine the explosive potential of two hybrid propellant combinations; nitrogen tetroxide (N2O4) and polybutadyne-aluminum (PBAN), and chlorine trifluoride (CTF) and PBAN. This program consisted of a series of eight tests in which the N2O4/PBAN propellant combination was subjected to high-velocity-impact tests, drop tests, and explosive-donor tests, and one high-velocity-impact test of the CTF/PBAN propellant combination.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1967
Accession Number
ADA003595

Entities

People

  • C. Wilton

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Containers
  • Explosives
  • Ground Zero
  • High Explosives
  • Hybrid Propellants
  • Impact Tests
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Radiant Intensity
  • Rocket Propulsion
  • Solid Fuels
  • Solid Propellants
  • Stainless Steel
  • Surface Temperature
  • Test Stands

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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