Ambient Moisture Effects and Closed Vessel Studies of Gun Propellant Combustion
Abstract
This report covers several topics in the field of solid gun propellant combustion. They include: (1) mass spectrometry to define experimentally the gas properties of gun propellant combustion and correlate these experimental results with theoretical predictions; (2) the use of closed combustion bomb pressurization rates to extract solid propellant linear burning rate values is discussed, and correlations with strand burner data are considered; (3) the effects of moisture adsorption on solid propellant combustion rates and energy are experimentally defined; and (4) a reference section of solid propellant combustion product specific heat ratio values is provided.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA118377
Entities
People
- Douglas L. Burkett
- James F. Whidden
- Otto K. Heiney
- Terrell W. Shiver