Burning Characteristics of Individual Aluminum/Aluminum Oxide Particles.
Abstract
An experimental investigation was conducted in which the burning characteristics of individual aluminum/aluminum oxide particles were measured using a windowed combustion bomb at atmospheric pressure and under gravity-fall conditions. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to measure the size distribution of the initial aluminum particles and the aluminum oxide residue. Analysis of the residue indicated that the mass of aluminum oxide contained in particles larger than 12 microns was less than 25 percent, in good agreement with data reported from aluminized solid propellant. The measured particle size distributions and photomicrographs implied that the burning aluminum particles periodically expel aluminum oxide fragments with sizes between 14 and 36 microns.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 20, 1996
- Accession Number
- ADA315461
Entities
People
- Eric C. Ruttenberg
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School