Impact Sensitivity of Han-Based Liquid Propellants at Elevated Temperatures

Abstract

A Technoproducts drop weight tester was used to evaluate impact sensitivity of four liquid monopropellants; OTTO II, NOS 365, LP 1845 and LP 1846. The monopropellants were evaluated for impact sensitivity at ambient temperatures and at temperatures in excess of 50 C. The propellants were all relatively insensitive to impact compared to the calibration liquid n-propyl nitrate at ambient temperatures. The impact sensitivity increased slightly for the HAN-based monopropellants at temperatures up to 50 degrees. The impact sensitivity of OTTO II increased dramatically as a function of increased temperature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194678

Entities

People

  • Bruce D. Bensinger
  • Irvin C. Stobie
  • John D. Knapton

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Ignition
  • Liquid Explosives
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Monopropellants
  • Munitions
  • Plastics
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Standards
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.