Renovated Program for Production of XM29 Propellant Grains for Sparrow Missile.

Abstract

In the past, serious problems had arisen relevant to the fast burning characteristics of XM29 propellant grains produced for the Sparrow missile. An exploratory program was therefore conducted to find ways and means of producing slower burning grains which complied with specification requirements of 40 seconds minimum burning time. A renovated program was developed which encompassed the strict surveillance of raw materials and operating procedures in order to assure the production of grains with acceptable ballistic properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA119981

Entities

People

  • Herman J. Frigand

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Ballistics
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Explosions
  • Extrusion
  • Fabrication
  • Liquid Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Propellant Grains
  • Propellants
  • Solid Propellants
  • Specifications

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  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design