Diagnostic Measurements on an Aluminized Propellant Plume during Spin and Nonspin Testing

Abstract

Two identical aluminum-loaded solid-propellant rocket motors were tested at simulated altitudes of approximately 100,000 ft. One motor was fired under spin conditions, and the other was static-tested. Plume diagnostic measurements were made during the firings in the infrared to ultraviolet regions of the spectrum. Initial analysis of the data has been performed, and the results are summarized in this report. The data were analyzed with respect to radiant heating, searchlight emission, aluminum chloride absorption, spin effects, and particle mass distribution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA232031

Entities

People

  • D. W. Roberds
  • K. S. Beale
  • R. A. Frederick
  • Robert A. Reed
  • W. K. Mcgregor

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Altitude
  • Aluminized Propellants
  • Heat Transfer
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Particles
  • Propellants
  • Radiant Heating
  • Refractive Index
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rockets
  • Solid Propellants
  • Spectra
  • Standards
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Spectroscopy.