Combustion Mechanisms of Solids

Abstract

This report summarizes the studies of ingredient decomposition and sandwich burning during the period October 1985 to September 1988. A CO2 laser pyrolysis facility was built and preliminary tests on propellant ingredients were conducted. Results showed presence of a liquid state or reacting froth on the surface of all ingredients tested (AP, AN, PBAN, NMMO and BAMO-THF). Ingredient combustion behavior was studied by the edge burning sandwich method using sandwiches of AP with PBAN, NMMO and BAMO-THF. The effects of Fe203, Fe204 and catocene (10% level in the binder lamina) were evaluated. Burning with BAMO- THF was qualitatively similar to that with PBAN, with the correspondingly high burning rate. Combustion, Solid propellant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 24, 1992
Accession Number
ADA247088

Entities

People

  • C. P. Markou
  • E. W. Price
  • R. K. Sigman

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Combustion
  • Composite Propellants
  • Decomposition
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Transmission
  • High Pressure
  • High Temperature
  • Lasers
  • Leading Edges
  • Materials
  • Photography
  • Propellants
  • Pyrolysis
  • Recording Systems
  • Solid Propellants

Readers

  • Polymer Science and Technology
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy