Descriptive Characterization of Solid Ingredients

Abstract

Presently weight median diameter measurements are used to correlate oxidizer particle size to ballistic performance in solid propellants. Propellant burning is a heterogenous process that is greatly influenced by available surface area of oxidizer particles. Weight median diameter measurements do not accurately reflect the available oxidizer surface area so there are inherent errors in burn rate correlations. This study focuses on the development of a new oxidizer particle characterization technique that is surface dependent to improve accuracy in correlating oxidizer particles to ballistic performance. Keywords: Ammonium perchlorate; Ammonium nitrate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA166874

Entities

People

  • K. G. Chandler
  • Paul C. Trulove

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammonium Nitrate
  • Ammonium Perchlorate
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Decomposition
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Perchlorates
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Solid Propellants

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design