The Hot Fragment Conductive Ignition Test for Screening Lova Propellants

Abstract

The Hot Fragment Conductive Ignition (HFCI) Test was set up to determine the relative ignitability of propellant grains in response to hot fragments of different masses heated to different temperatures. The minimum temperature at which the propellant ignites gives a measure of the ignitability of the propellant. The test is a rapid screening to evaluate the vulnerability of propellant to an external aggressive stimulus such as spall attack. A number of different types of propellants including CAB/RDX propellants, nitrocellulose (NC)-based propellants and HTPB/RDX composite propellants were tested. The HTPB/ RDX and NC-based propellants were found to be more vulnerable than the CAB/RDX propellants. Ignitability, Hot fragment conductive ignition test, HTPB/RDX composite propellants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284259

Entities

People

  • P. Berry
  • Thanh Nguyen

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Australia
  • Composite Materials
  • Composite Propellants
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Munitions
  • Nitrocellulose
  • Particle Size
  • Propellant Grains
  • Propellants
  • Single Base Propellants
  • Standards
  • Triple Base Propellants

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.