Plasma-Propellant Interactions

Abstract

This is the second in a series of reports on our research on Propellant-Plasma Interactions. The first report described our facilities for testing propellants at high pressures. This report covers the design, fabrication and testing of equipment for producing and measuring controlled electric induced plasma discharges in the vicinity of explosive compositions. The next report will include Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM) micrographs of explosive surfaces that have been subjected to discharges.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA411201

Entities

People

  • John Edwin Field
  • P. Kalafatis
  • W. G. Proud

Organizations

  • University of Cambridge

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Capacitors
  • Combustion
  • Control Panels
  • Electric Power
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Electrons
  • Energetic Materials
  • Explosives
  • Materials
  • Microscopes
  • Microscopy
  • Oscilloscopes
  • Propellants
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Scanning Electron Microscopy

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics