Experiments with Liquid Gun Propellants

Abstract

Closed chamber and gun firing tests on various liquid monopropellants were performed at the Fraunhofer-Institute (EMI-AFB) and the Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL). The objectives of the study were twofold: (1) to investigate the ignition requirements of the propellants in both a closed chamber and a gun and (2) to investigate the combustion characteristics of the propellants, also in both a closed chamber and a gun. Pyrotechnic igniters were used in both the closed chamber and gun tests. The propellants tested at EMI-AFB were isopropyl nitrate, nitromethane, and three hydroxylammonium nitrate (HAN) based liquid monopropellants, NOS-365, LP 1845 and LP 1846, a variation of LP 1845. The gun tests at EMI-AFB were performed in a 28-mm regenerative liquid propellant gun (RLPG). The propellants tested at the BRL were NOS-365, LP 1845 and LP 1846.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA199373

Entities

People

  • C. Watson
  • G. Klingenberg
  • I. C. Stobie
  • J. D. Knapton

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Gun Propellants
  • Gunpowder
  • Guns
  • Igniters
  • Ignition
  • Liquid Explosives
  • Liquid Gun Propellants
  • Liquid Propellant Guns
  • Liquid Propellants
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Propellants
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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