Stress Wave Propagation in a Particulate Viscoelastic Composite Material.

Abstract

The present research investigates experimentally the various wave properties of a particulate composite, simulating a solid rocket propellant. The material used in the experiment is made of a soft polybutadiene as matrix and a filling material in the form of fine aluminum particles. The emphasis is placed upon the dispersion and scattering effects of the filling particles. Since the sizes of the particles range from 10 micrometers to 40 micrometers, the input wave lengths are required to be comparable to these dimensions.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA010387

Entities

People

  • Albert S. D. Wang

Organizations

  • Drexel University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Energetic Materials
  • Materials
  • Micrometers
  • Particles
  • Particulates
  • Polybutadiene
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Solid Rocket Propellants
  • Stress Waves
  • Synthetic Rubber
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Rocket Propulsion.