A Combined Optical and Collection Probe for Solid Propellant Exhaust Particle Analysis

Abstract

A combined optical and collection probe for solid propellant rocket motor exhaust particle analysis was designed and utilized in initial experiments with a sub-scale rocket motor. Shock swallowing capabilities of the probe were verified under restricted motor operations using a schlieren system. Window purge and ejector design were shown to be capable of keeping the probe windows clean when the probe was placed approximately 14 nozzle diameters downstream of the exhaust nozzle. The exhaust deflection device allowed sampling to occur during the minimum time required to reach steady flow within the probe. A MALVERN Mastersizer was used for in situ measurements to the particles, and a collection filter at the aft end of the probe was partially successful in capturing the probe flow. Suggestions are made for probe improvements and future investigations. Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA225330

Entities

People

  • Timothy J. Eno

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combustion
  • Combustion Chambers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Exhaust Nozzles
  • Exhaust Plumes
  • Flow
  • Fluid Flow
  • Gases
  • Measurement
  • Particle Size
  • Propellants
  • Refractive Index
  • Rocket Engines
  • Solid Propellants
  • Steady State
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Fluid Dynamics.