Single Droplet Studies in a Hot, High Pressure Environment

Abstract

Drops of a multicomponent liquid gun propellant were heated in nitrogen flows up to 650 C and 1250 psi (8.6 MPa). High speed imaging was used to characterize behavior. Preliminary observations showed a strong dependence of drop lifetime on temperature and pressure. Evidence was seen for significant liquid phase chemistry before drop microexplosions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194472

Entities

People

  • Richard A. Beyer

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Engineering
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transmission
  • High Pressure
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Liquid Phases
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Propellants
  • Pyrolysis

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.