Passive Nosetip Technology (PANT) Program. Volume XI. Analysis and Review of the ABRES Combustion Test Facility for High Pressure Hyperthermal Reentry Nosetip Systems Tests

Abstract

The ABRES Combustion Test Facility located at the Air Force Rocket Propulsion Laboratory (AFRPL) is a high pressure liquid rocket combustor which is used for high pressure hyperthermal ablation testing. The oxidizer and fuel (O/F) currently burned in this facility is nitrogen tetroxide and Aerozine-50 at a nominal O/F ratio of 2.1. Calorimeter and pressure calibration data from this facility are compared with predictions. The facility is evaluated from the standpoint of thermo-structural and reentry flight simulation and is compared with other current high pressure ablation test facilities. Alternate propellant combinations are evaluated from the standpoint of upgrading the severity of the ABRES facility hyperthermal test environment. The hydrocarbon/LOX propellant combinations are assessed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA020709

Entities

People

  • E. K. Chu
  • R. E. Maurer

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Chemical Equilibrium
  • Chemical Kinetics
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Data Analysis
  • Energy
  • Environmental Tests
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Geometry
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Mach Number
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.