Titan III Solid Rocket Motor Impact Structural Response, Phase I. Bare Propellant Impact Tests.

Abstract

The results of a series of bare solid rocket propellant (UTP-3001) impact tests are presented. The ignition sensitivity of UTP-3001 to impact is presented; however, correlation to an impact ignition model is deemed infeasible at this point. The ability of the axisymmetric finite element computer code HONDO to predict stresses and deformations accurately is shown, and a comparison with two analytic calculations is made. These tests comprise the first phase of the Titan III Solid Rocket Motor Impact Structural Response Program at the Air Force Weapons Laboratory. The purpose of the program is to define the breakup and dispersion of solid propellant in the unlikely event of a launch abort involving a launch vehicle fueled with this material. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA044299

Entities

People

  • Michael L. Crawford

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Bulk Modulus
  • Computers
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Explosives
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Impact Tests
  • Materials
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Solid Propellants
  • Solid Rocket Propellants
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.