Behavior of Aluminum in Solid Propellant Combustion

Abstract

This report is concerned with achieving improved combustion of the aluminum ingredient in solid propellant. The approach is to clarify understanding of the complex detailed process exhibited by aluminum and relate them to control of propellant burning rate, combustion stability, combustion efficiency and two phase flow behavior in the motor. A series of experiments were contrived to elucidate the microscopic details of aluminum behavior and their relation to microscopic details of the propellant, and to behavior of the other propellant ingredients. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118128

Entities

People

  • C. J. Park
  • E. W. Price
  • J. K. Sambamurthi
  • R. K. Sigman

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Cameras
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Combustion
  • Combustors
  • Composite Propellants
  • Electron Microscopes
  • High Pressure
  • High Temperature
  • Ignition
  • Materials
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Rocket Engines
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Solid Propellants
  • Surface Tension

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Theoretical Analysis.