Assessment of Perchlorate Releases in Launch Operations III

Abstract

A method for predicting potential perchlorate releases from accidental launch failures has been developed for use in planning and managing launch activities where solid rocket motors are used. The method is also applicable to assessing location and quantity of perchlorate release in the event that a launch failure has already occurred. A representative hypothetical case study is presented to illustrate time scales for potential perchlorate release into bodies of water under different conditions of temperature and salinity. The report also contains an analysis of water samples (for metals and other contaminants) in which solid propellant samples were immersed for 11 months.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 18, 2003
Accession Number
ADA422600

Entities

People

  • B. B. Brady
  • E. W. Fournier
  • J. T. Tooley
  • K. R. Bohman
  • V. I. Lang

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkenes
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Case Studies
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorides
  • Databases
  • Environment
  • Fish
  • Hydroxyl Terminated Polybutadiene
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Physical Properties
  • Propellants
  • Solid Propellants
  • Synthetic Rubber

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Groundwater Contamination Remediation.
  • Rocket Propulsion.