Surveillance Report. Stage I Dissected Motors. Phase VII. Propellant and Component Testing.
Abstract
Testing was performed to determine the useful shelf/service life for LGM-30 Stage I Rocket Motors. A three year storage program for propellant and components was started in May of 1961. This program was then extended to a ten year study and later continued indefinitely to assure that deterioration in motor physical characteristics could be detected in time to take some corrective actions before the weapon system performance deteriorated below an acceptable level. This report covers only propellant data and limited case bond data. The mal-function of an environmental chamber and the inadvertant burning of motors during dissection destroyed component samples that had originally been part of this testing program. Dissection of selected motors in the future will provide samples for continued component testing. Test specimens for this reporting period were obtained from motors STM-012, 0012099, 0012199 and UP7775 block propellant. The data from this test period are combined with data from previous testing and entered into the G085 computer for storage, analysis, and regression analysis. From the statistical anaysis of all data tested to date, significant degradation of the propellant does not appear likely for at least two years past the oldest data point. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA032815
Entities
People
- John A. Thompson
Organizations
- Ogden Air Logistics Complex