Condensed-Phase Processes During Solid Propellant Combustion. 4. Chemical and Microscopic Examination of Laser-Irradiated Propellant Samples.

Abstract

The surfaces of laser-irradiated gun propellants have been examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) microscopy. The results suggest that the laser-irradiated surfaces exhibit chemical and physical changes similar to those exhibited by the burned surfaces of propellant samples, the combustion of which have been quenched short of completion. Some possible implications of this for combustion and for the modelling of laser ignition are discussed. jg p.3

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA298459

Entities

People

  • Avi J. Cohen
  • M. A. Schroeder
  • R. A. Beyer
  • R. A. Fifer
  • R. A. Pesce-rodriguez

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Energetic Materials
  • Gun Propellants
  • Ignition
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Laser Ignition Systems
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Microscopes
  • Military Research
  • Propellants
  • Solid Propellants
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics