Boron Assisted Hydrocarbon Combustion Model and Sensitivity Analysis.
Abstract
Solid boron has long been recognized as a potential high volumetric density propellant for volume limited air breathing propulsion systems. However, achieving this potential has proved difficult due to low combustion and heat release efficiencies encountered when solid boron slurries are added to conventionally designed combustors. The combustion of solid boron particles with an oxygen based oxidizer has long been known to be a complex process involving both heterogeneous (gas/solid) and homogeneous (gas/gas) chemical kinetics. The difficulties in achieving the anticipated potential of boron assisted propellants in practical applications has created a need for improved understanding of the basic chemical and physical processes in these systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA181504
Entities
People
- C. E. Kolb
- F. L. Dryer
- H. R. Rabitz
- R. A. Yetter
- Robert C. Brown
Organizations
- Aerodyne Research