Workshop on ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) Ignition of Composite Solid Propellants Held on April 18-19, 1989 in Nashville, Tennessee

Abstract

A mechanism for an electrostatic discharge (ESD) initiation of a solid rocket motor is presented, based largely on discussions at a recent workshop focussed on ESD ignition of composite propellants. Electrical property measurements and breakdown phenomena have enjoyed most attention to data and did at the meeting as well. Here overviews of the formal workshop presentations are given, but the main emphasis is to convey the flow of the discussions, which included proposals on new ignition experiments now required, as well as preliminary thoughts on formulation of an ignition model. Based on the informal discussions, a recently proposed, detailed physical mechanism for ESD ignition is modified somewhat to be more consistent with experimental observations. Keywords: Electrostatic discharge ignition, Propellants, Composite propellants, Solid propellants, Ignition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA218599

Entities

People

  • A. M. Mellor

Organizations

  • Vanderbilt University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reactions
  • Combustion
  • Composite Propellants
  • Electric Arcs
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Energetic Materials
  • Ignition
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Propellants
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Solid Propellants

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.