Novel Energetic Materials for Space Propulsion

Abstract

Frozen solid propellants based on nAl and ice mixtures have been studied. In particular, the burning rate was measured for frozen aluminum ice mixtures, a model was developed for the combustion of aluminum water mixtures, small scale motor firing tests were reported to examine chemical efficiency and performance, an internal ballistics analysis of the combusting aluminum and ice motor grain was developed using a lumped-parameter model for motor development, and the results from an initial sounding rocket launch using a nonoptimized frozen aluminum-water grain were attained. In addition, various additives to the nAl and ice mixture, such as alane, ammonia borane, and hydrogen peroxide, were surveyed with initial studies to investigate overall combustion behavior and motor performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA546818

Entities

People

  • Dilip Srinivas Sundaram
  • Grant A. Risha
  • John Tsohas
  • Mark A. Pfeil
  • Michael Weismiller
  • Richard A. Yetter
  • Steven F Son
  • Terrence L. Connell Jr.
  • Timothee L. Pourpoint
  • Tyler D. Wood
  • Vigor Yang

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Heat Transfer
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Propellants
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Rocket Engines
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Rocket Propellants
  • Solid Propellants
  • Solid Rocket Oxidizers

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Polar and Arctic Studies
  • Rocket Propulsion.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster